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ENGL 353. Fall 2019. Dr. Scanlon.

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Author: Carleighrahn

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Carleighrahn December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Blog 5 Comments Read more

epiphany

I feel that we cannot brush over a chapter entitled “An Epiphany”…. When Piya talks about dolphins, I find that all I want to do is listen to her talk about dolphins. This short chapter made me love Piya even

Carleighrahn November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Blog 1 Comment Read more

Joey!!!! <3

Before we leave Dogeaters entirely, I had some thoughts on Joey. We talked on Friday about how he could be the moral center of the novel and why we adore him so much. From the first time we meet Joey

Carleighrahn November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Blog 1 Comment Read more

purpose of outside dialogue (?)

I was thinking about this towards the end of class and came up with a coherent thought as soon as the clock struck 9:49 (as I often do). Given the complicated personal relationships and dramatic family trees, it’s difficult to

Carleighrahn October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Blog 2 Comments Read more

Carleigh’s Reading Questions for 10/23

In “And We Will Be Here” we are faced with the question of the reliability of memory. This is something the other stories tackle as well (“Once the Shore, “Among the Wreckage”) . Is our narrator, albeit a third person

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artwork

Here’s the literal piece of art from class! Mary Washington, where Beautiful Minds get to work

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Floor Time

My carpet is cozy, I can move my coffee table, It’s been a long week, it’s midterms, I cannot do anything to help this family, I read this book in 11th grade but it did not nearly wreck me as

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Humanity? Maybe?

I was thinking about our discussion of humanization and dehumanization. We are not given the names of the characters, however we ware given weirdly specific anecdotes and details about their life. And the details we are given are very human

Carleighrahn October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Blog 1 Comment Read more

Character Maps!

Character maps from class today! We love Piper, Joey, Kenzie, and Michelle!!! Happy weekend!

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More on dreams

I thought some more about the exercise we did in class “Another word for Donald’s Dreams is ______” Thinking along the lines of “corrective history,” I think it’s really important to consider how Donald’s age plays a role in understanding

Carleighrahn September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 Blog 3 Comments Read more
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