Questions Posed
ROHS AP Literature Explorations of LiteratureWhat happens when Royal Oak’s AP Literature students meet to unpack novels, plays, poetry, and literary theory? It’s Questions Posed, our ongoing series of discussions on various questions deeper than the SparkNotes approach to literature. Enjoy!
TofS: Obfuscation
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Jack, Gwen, Natalie, and Adam clarify a few things.
Episodes:
Invisible Man: The Machines
Macey, Braxton, and Claire examine the metaphor of the machine as it impacts the narrator.
Invisible Man: Ashamed of the South
Why is the Invisible Man ashamed of his Southern upbringing?
Invisible Man: The Golden Day as America
Henry, Emma, Collin, and Braden reconfigure the Golden Day as a microcosm for America.
Flatland Book I: The Color Revolt
Macey, Olivia, Brynn, and Sarah wonder about the significance of the Color Revolt in Abbott's Flatland. Bloopers from Behind the Voyage
Ransom: “Lady Lost”
Lila, Katie, Leah, and Emma dissect John Crowe Ransom’s work.
Atwood: “This is a Photo of Me”
Olivia, Allyson, Taylor, and Alexandria discover where she is in the poem.
Brooks: “Boy Breaking Glass”
Lydia, Ciana, and Melisa survey Gwendolyn Brooks’s poem.
Gluck: “Gretel and Darkness”
Kevin, Allyson, Lara, Patrick, Justin, and Olivia look over “Gretel and Darkness.”
Donne: “The Canonization”
Shelby, Isabella, Lydia, and Ciana examine the metaphysical work by Donne.
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