APELC DLR 2013
8.21.13
Peter 4:10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
Proverbs 2: 20-21 Walk therefore in the way of the good and keep the way of the righteous ones. Because the upright dwell in the land and those without blemish are spared in it
Robert E Lee You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy in the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.
power of allusions: "grail" --> holiness, quest (ultimately unsuccessful), commitment for life
Lessons from Great Gatsby
- you don't get everything you want
- America has become a (moral) wasteland
- failure of "The American Dream"
What is "The American Dream"?
- social power
- money
- social legitimacy (DAR)
- "rags to riches", "work your way up"
- "boy gets girl"
- "land of the free"
08.22.13
American dream is different for women:
Child: Daisy :: Daisy : Tom
Jordan and Daisy have different definitions of success.
Think of Jordan as in the line of suffragettes
Nick is narrator: does this imply you have to take what he says as the truth?
"unreliable narrator"
HW Passages where nick contradicts himself or other impressions about Gatsby:
8/26/13
Differences between modern and colonial American literature: Low literacy rate/Poor education Town crier would read aloud newspapers Political and religious writings were the two major topics heavily focused on before 1820
John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity": Things to look for: -Religious rhetoric/bible refrences/appeal to authority -Rhetoric consists of emotion, facts/reason, and, in the case of John Winthrop, religion
Diction, figurative language (metaphors, similie, symbols, and images) all help convey tone Style is made up by sentence structure
Vocab: Add- Ostensibly - apparently Synergy - working together or in union Omit- Diadim Change- Regale - entertain Vagary - not a whim, but a spontaneous action
