Comments for Basar

Comment on Blog review by Kirstyn

Kirstyn — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:49:02 +0000

Jen, I think your writing has definitely come a long way over the course of the semester, since your first ELIC essay. Your rewrite was very good. If you would like to work with me on any future writing projects, for English or other classes, I’m happy to help. Have a great summer and it was great to have you in class.

Comment on paper ideas… by Kirstyn

Kirstyn — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:52:19 +0000

I like the idea of thinking anew about the lion’s habitat. We get a little of that in Tiger’s Bride, when Beauty joins the tiger on his nest of straw (his bed). But there’s a lot more you could do with it! Keep brainstorming, and I’m sure your partner will be able to help brainstorm as well.

Comment on favorite fairytale by Kirstyn

Kirstyn — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:50:39 +0000

Yeah! And here’s another one that will make you a little bit sad: remember Babar? It’s sooo about the rich white folk conquering a land that belongs to others. In grad-English speak, we call that “colonialism”. To think about texts and their colonial implications is called “post-colonial”.

Comment on trouble with my essay by therisketeer

therisketeer — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:54:39 +0000

“The PowerBook demonstrates that by showing the risk involved in Lancelot’s search for Guinevere we see that risk complements the overall theme of the novel: our continuous search for meaning and identity in life.”

This is how I’d narrow down your thesis, it seemed a little long and intimidating.

Comment on trouble with my essay by taramarie89

taramarie89 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:15:03 +0000

I really like your thesis and thinking back to your paper, you make a good argument. I think however, that you should make your thesis a little more specific so that it is possible for someone else to argue against it! Otherwise i think you are on a good track!

Comment on trouble with my essay by kowalst

kowalst — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:16:05 +0000

I did not get a chance to read your essay because we had 5 people total in our group but to me, you thesis seems too wordy. I would try to simplfy it alittle bit. Overall, I like the outline of your paper.

Comment on Questions… by Kirstyn

Kirstyn — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:25:35 +0000

Discomfort is . . . uncomfortable. No doubt that this book is meant to push on some boundaries of comfort that we are used to. It’s supposed to be confusing. And uncomfortable. But also funny. And about the nebulousness of writing.

How might our discomfort as readers relate intimately (heh) to what’s going on the novel? How might it help us make meaning?

Comment on Questions… by erinhorning

erinhorning — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:36:27 +0000

I had the same thoughts as you seem to be having. It seems like Ali was born as a girl, but then since his mother changed him into a boy he has completly become a man? I’m not really sure how that could be seeing as how they used tulips, but I guess that’s just another factor of this book’s strangeness. I am really confused by this book too, and I am VERY glad I am not the only one….or the only one who is not enjoying this book. Hopefully, it will change and things will start to get better? I kind of doubt it though.

Comment on Mohammed Atta: War by Kirstyn

Kirstyn — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:36:32 +0000

So how does this information do for your thoughts on how religion is deployed in the novel? It’s great that your research on Atta might be useful as evidence for your paper.

-K

Comment on Atheist? by Kirstyn

Kirstyn — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:35:18 +0000

I think religion in the text is a really interesting topic to pursue, as are the trends you find in belief. I have to admit that I haven’t thought a lot about this, so I’m interested to see what evidence you find and what kind of thesis statement it supports. Keep up the good work.

~Kirstyn