Araby

About the author James Joyce:

http://www.online-literature.com/james_joyce/

Link to trailer of film:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3pUH1MfC9I


Araby Fair


Here is the Google Scholar link for James Joyce Araby:

http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=james+joyce+araby&btnG=&as_sdt=1%2C31&as_sdtp=

Class Cancelled Thursday Sept 19

Class Cancelled Thursday Sept 19

Follow the syllabus and we'll start the film Tuesday. 

Have a good weekend. 

Prof. O'Connell

Assimilation

Here is a link that talks about assimilation into American/other cultures.

http://www.asian-nation.org/assimilation.shtml

Here is a link to the PBS website that discusses “New Americans”:

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/newamericans/

Here is a link that is specific to people living in new Jersey:

http://www.newamericansnj.org/

Http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/15immig.html?pagewanted=all

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/meltingpot/melt0525a.htm

“It’s difficult to adapt to the culture here,” said Maria Jacinto, 32, who moved to the United States 10 years ago with her husband, Aristeo Jacinto, 36. “In the Hispanic tradition, the family comes first, not money. It’s important for our children not to be influenced too much by the gueros,” she said, using a term that means “blondies” but that she employs generally in reference to Americans. “I don’t want my children to be influenced by immoral things.”

Here is an article entitled: “Why They Won’t Assimilate”:

http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/05/why_they_wont_assimilate.html

Assimilation is not a process magically initiated upon setting foot on Americanterra firma.  Rather, it only occurs when one or both of two conditions are met: The foreign elements must have a desire to assimilate or the host nation must place pressure on them to do so.  Unfortunately, neither is the case today because both immigrants and native-born Americans are far different than they once were.

President Obama’s speech about in which he discusses the American dream and what it means to us today.

http://raleightelegram.com/20120125624

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/us/15immig.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all

http://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/assimilation-and-nativism-cont/

http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/dmessinger/c_c/rsrcs/rdgs/peers_social_general/Varela_etal_2004.pdf

The psychological definition:
http://psychology.about.com/od/aindex/g/assimilation.htm

ESSAY 1***DUE THURSDAY SEPT 26***

ENG 102

ESSAY #1*** DUE THURSDAY SEPT 26***

LATE PAPERS DO NOT GET REVISION AND LOSE POINTS

3 PAGES, DOUBLE SPACED, SIZE 12 TIMES NEW ROMAN

USE TWO OUTSIDE SOURCES (NOT INCLUDING THE TEXT!) AND QUOTE THE PRIMARY TEXTS AS WELL.

Refer to the class blog for outside source info: english102fall13.blogspot.com

ONLY RELIABLE SOURCES!

Pick ONE of the essay topics below for your paper.

1.      Sonny described the streets of Harlem as having “…all that hatred and misery and love. It's a wonder it doesn't blow the avenue apart…” Using examples from the text and two outside sources, explain what he meant by that statement.

2.      What statement does “Sonny’s Blues” make about the relationship of art to life or about the relationship of art to suffering? Citing specific examples from the text, write an essay about how Sonny uses art to aid in his suffering.

3.      Explain the effect the environment has on Sonny and his brother (Harlem in the 1940s and 1950s). This would require that find out a bit more about each of the settings through some research (Use the link on the blog about Harlem). Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

4.      Explain the relationship between Jinx in “Live For Today” and the victims that come into the morgue. Why does she seem to relate so well to them? What about her past makes her so sympathetic towards these people? Use examples from the texts along with outside sources (links about identity on blog) to support your thesis.

5.      We talked in class about the reputation of Newark and how it is perceived by others. We also discussed how the morgue in the story could be symbolic for Newark (the forgotten members of society). For this question make the case that the morgue is indeed symbolic of Newark. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources to support your thesis.

6.      Pick NO MORE THAN THREE characters from the three stories we have read so far and explain how their identity is shaped or explained in their story. Use examples from the texts along with outside sources (links about identity on blog) to support your thesis.

7.      What does the mother from “Girl” want for her daughter? What is she worried about and how is she attempting to lead her daughter away from those situations? . Use examples from the texts along with outside sources (links about identity on blog) to support your thesis.

Jamaica Kincaid Sources

These links will be useful for any essay questions that deal with "Girl"

http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/kincaidJamaica.php

http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/kincaidJamaica.php#bio

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/1997/09/jamaica-kincaid-hates-happy-endings

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/jamaica-kincaid

http://www.missourireview.com/archives/bbarticle/interview-with-jamaica-kincaid/

The author:


A drawing of the character from the story:

Sonny's Blues

Outside sources for Baldwin:
http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap10/baldwin.html



http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/03/29/specials/baldwin.html?scp=3&sq=james%20baldwin&st=cse

Baldwin sources:
http://www.literaryhistory.com/20thC/Baldwin.htm



History of Harlem
http://harlemworldblog.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/harlem-history-1658-to-present/


Below is the Bible scripture that Baldwin refers to:
“The cup of trembling”
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Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God that pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling, even the dregs of the cup of my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:
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But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

Identity

These first two weeks of class we will discuss identity and how we become who we are. In "Live For Today", "Sonny's Blues" and "Girl" we will see a number of different characters and explore how they constructed their identity. Setting also plays a major role in these stories. We will look at how that effects these characters as well.

Below is the graffiti that inspired the title of "Live For Today." I believe it has since been erased and is no longer visible but you used to be able to see on the PATH train between Newark and Journal Square.


This link below has a wide variety of articles on how we construct identity. These will be very useful for the first essay which will be assigned on Thursday September 12.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/identity