Puppy By George Saunders by Letory Singleton https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw This Padlet explores the biographical, critical, cultural, and historical contexts of Puppy by George Saunders en-us 2017-04-24 21:52:57 UTC 2026-02-18 09:01:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/194735023/e761b33b9a7b9784e1c4d66b3b5f700d/puppy.jpg George Saunders letoryc https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/167983017 George Saunders has published over twenty short stories and numerous Shouts & Murmurs in The New Yorker since first appearing in the magazine, in 1992. His work includes the short-story collections (a finalist for the 1996 PEN/Hemingway Award) (a finalist for the Story Prize), “Tenth of December" (a finalist for the National Book Award and recipient of the Folio Prize).]]> 2017-04-24 22:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/167983017 Critical context: puppy letoryc https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168123970 “O.K., then, all right, they would adopt a white-trash dog. Ha ha. They could name it Zeke, buy it a little corncob pipe and a straw hat. She imagined the puppy, having crapped on the rug, looking up at her, going, Cain’t hep it. But no. Had she come from a perfect place? Everything was transmutable. She imagined the puppy grown up, entertaining some friends, speaking to them in a British accent: My family of origin was, um, rather not, shall we say, of the most respectable...
Ha ha, wow, the mind was amazing, always cranking out these—”
George Saunders
2017 Goodreads Inc
]]> 2017-04-25 14:40:07 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168123970 Letory Singleton letoryc https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168137438 2017-04-25 15:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168137438 Historical Artifact #1: emily_giaimo https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168502188 Timeline of animal rights throughout American History.]]> 2017-04-26 21:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168502188 Cultural Artifact #1 emily_giaimo https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168508068 This article describes the cultural practices of farmers and crop keepers. ]]> 2017-04-26 21:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168508068 Cultural Artifact #2 emily_giaimo https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168512353 This Article states the rights of children. For example: protection, food, shelter, etc. ]]> 2017-04-26 22:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168512353 Cultural Artifact #3 emily_giaimo https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168512554 This article explains how animal abandonment is a crime. ]]> 2017-04-26 22:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168512554 Historical Artifact #2 emily_giaimo https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168513451 Timeline of the accomplishments through farming and agriculture.]]> 2017-04-26 23:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168513451 Historical Artifact #3 emily_giaimo https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168513601 History and functions of Child Protective Services in America. ]]> 2017-04-26 23:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168513601 Chris Figueroa chris_figueroa002 https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168665709 2017-04-27 15:23:31 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168665709 Emily Giaimo emily_giaimo https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168665902 2017-04-27 15:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168665902 Biographical Artifact #1 chris_figueroa002 https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168667997 This article describes the history and life of George Saunders.]]> 2017-04-27 15:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168667997 Visual Breadth emily_giaimo https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168668003 2017-04-27 15:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168668003 Biographical Artifact #2 chris_figueroa002 https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168669491 This article is about the school Saunders attended growing up.]]> 2017-04-27 15:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168669491 Visual Breadth emily_giaimo https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168671271 Saunders explains his writing process.]]> 2017-04-27 15:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168671271 Biographical Artifact #3 chris_figueroa002 https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168671887 Q&A between Bill Clinton & George Saunders.]]> 2017-04-27 15:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168671887 Article Breadth chris_figueroa002 https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168672642 2017-04-27 15:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168672642 Newsletter Breadth chris_figueroa002 https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168672926 2017-04-27 15:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/168672926 Critical Context #2 chris_figueroa002 https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/169336025 "For 20 years, George Saunders has been writing short stories. Once a geological engineer who traveled the world, he started crafting wondrous short stories that combine the absurd and fantastic with the mundane realities of everyday life. One story, about a professional caveman inspired those iconic Geico commercials."
-Jacki Lyden]]> 2017-05-02 05:34:16 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/169336025 Critical Context #1 chris_figueroa002 https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/169336328 "George Saunders' new short-story collection has been hailed as The One Book You Must Read This Year. It's "Tenth of December," a title its writer insists has no significance whatsoever." -Jack Handey]]> 2017-05-02 05:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/169336328 Critical Context #3 chris_figueroa002 https://padlet.com/letoryc/l6gxqcgptazw/wish/169336974 "He continues to be a master of his craft, offering up the common man in all his hopes and despair. The veteran returning from war; a cancer patient contemplating suicide until ; an everyday father of three writing a rambling diary about his need to keep up with the Joneses, then buying lawn ornaments that happen to be live girls strung on wires. See?"

-Craig Wilson
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