Class Schedule
Week 1
Course Introduction
Course Introduction The Power of Princess Leia Waving Their Magnolias: Miss Emily Grierson Scarlett O'Hara Readings: ~William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily” (short story) http://resources.mhs.vic.edu.au/creating/downloads/A_Rose_For_Emily.pdf ~Karen Grigsby Bates, “Shrewd, Selfish Scarlett: A Complicated Heroine” http://www.npr.org/2008/01/28/18482709/shrewd-selfish-scarlett-a-complicated-heroine Note: The above essay was originally aired on NPR as part of its “In Character” series and, with this link, can either be listened to or read. Optional Readings: ~Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind Chapter 1 https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/m/mitchell/margaret/gone/chapter1.html ~An article analyzing the opening sentence Faulkner's Story "A Rose for Emily" https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/02/the-key-to-writing-a-mystery-is-asking-the-perfect-question/515799/ |
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