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ENG 102 -- Class Notes -- 5/9

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TO DOs

**Research Paper Help -- 30 min.

**Creating a Works Cited Page

**Thesis Statements

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**Love vs. Politics in The Tempest

**Act II -- ~25 min. from the film

**Tempest, Act 2 -- Utopias, Plots, Politics,

Conspiracies....
(Group Work) -- (20 min.)

***Traveler's Tales -- A Letter from Christopher

Columbus on the New World (15 min.)

Calibans As Artist / 3 Men of Sin -- Ariel

Threatens Revenge on Antonio and Alonso (10 min.
film)

**The Tempest -- Act 3 (beginning)

 Works Cited

Cheever, John. "The Swimmer." ENG 102 Course Pack,

LaGuardia Community College, 2017, pp. 83-89.

This is an annotation -- its about 3 sentences on

what this sources is about. What kind of
source? How will you use this source in your
paper.

Works Cited

Kincaid, Jamaica. "Girl." ENG 102 Course Pack, LaGuardia

Community College, 2017, pp. 66-68.

This is annotation about your source. Tell us what kind of

source and what information does it contain. For short
stories, describe the story a little bit

---. "The Letter from Home." At the Bottom of the

River, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1983, pp. 37-39.

This is annotation about your source. Tell us what kind of

source and what information does it contain. For short
stories, describe the story a little bit
---. "My Mother." At the Bottom of the River, Farrar,

Straus, Giroux, 1983, pp. 66-71.

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source and what information does it contain. For short
stories, describe the story a little bit

Woods, Paula L.. "Review; My Brother: A Memoir. By Jamaica

Kincaid." The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, 2 Nov. 1997,

p. 12k. LexisNexis. Accessed 3 May 2017.

 This is annotation about your source. Tell us what kind of
source and what information does it contain. For short
stories, describe the story a little bit

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. "Kincaid, Jamaica (Elaine) (1949)."

Encyclopedia of the Literature of Empire, Facts on File, 2010,

pp. 163-165. Facts on File Library of American Literature:

Literary Movements. Gale Virtual Reference Library,

Accessed 3 May 2017.

This is annotation about your source. Tell us what kind of

source and what information does it contain. For short
stories, describe the story a little bit

SAMPLE THESIS FORMULA

FOR READING TWO SHORT STORIES BY THE SAME

AUTHOR

Based on several sources, in [short story 1 title]

and [short story 2 title], I will argue that the
[author] uses similar [element 1] and [element 2].
Based on several sources, in The Tell-Tale Heart
and The Cask of Amontillado, I will argue that
Poe uses similar psychotic narrators and point of
view.

EXAMPLES

Both The Snows of Kilimanjaro and A Clean,

WellLighted Place present the idea of silence to
invite the reader into the story imaginatively in the
realistic dialogue and complex psychological
portraits of each character.

Based on several sources, in The Snows of

Kilimanjaro and A Clean, WellLighted Place, I
will argue that Hemingway uses similar realistic
dialogue and complex psychological
portraits.

When we read Franz Kafkas Before the Law and

The Jackal, we feel that he intends to teach us
reader something about life in the plot and endings
of each story. But unlike older fables or parables,
Kafkas stories are not just based on merely right
or wrong: the moral of each story is ambiguous and
hard to pin down.
Based on several sources, in Before the Law and
The Jackal, I will argue that Kafka uses similar
ambiguous endings and complex morals.

EXAMPLES

Based on several sources, in The Tell-Tale Heart

and The Cask of Amontillado, I will argue that
Poe uses similar narrators and skillful control of
point of view.

Both The Snows of Kilimanjaro and A Clean,

WellLighted Space present the idea of silence to
invite the reader into the story imaginatively in the
realistic dialogue and complex psychological
portraits of each character.

Based on several sources, in The Snows of

Kilimanjaro and A Clean, WellLighted Place, I
will argue that Hemingway uses similar realistic
dialogue and complex psychological
portraits.

When we read Franz Kafkas Before the Law and

The Jackal, we feel that he intends to teach
us reader something about life in the plot and
endings of each story. But unlike older fables or
parables,
Kafkas stories are not just based on merely right
or wrong: the moral of each story is ambiguous and
hard to pin down.
Based on several sources, in Before the Law and
The Jackal, I will argue that Kafka uses similar
ambiguous endings and complex morals.

FOR READING 2 SHORT STORIES.

Tell us which author you are writing about.

Tell us in a sentence each what each story is about

-- give the titles.

Tell us which two or three elements (like

character / setting / plot twist, etc.) you will be
looking at.

Hopefully, you can find a short quote (called a

framing quote) from an essay or book review that
will help us start the conversation about your
author.

Put your thesis at the END of the introduction.

Use the MLA Citation Assistant Tool to format your

citations for your Works Cited page.

FOR READING A MAGAZINE ISSUE

Based on several sources, I will read the work of

[author] in the [magazine issue] and argue the
meaning of this story changes by reading it in
context. [Another possible sentence about how
reading your story in this magazine issue changes
the meaning of the authors story].

Based on several sources, I will read the work of

[author] in the [magazine issue] and argue that
the reader of this magazine was [very] interested
in [area of interest 1] and [area of interest 2].
[Another possible sentence about how reading your
story in this magazine issue changes the meaning
of the authors story].

Based on several sources, I will read the work of

John Updike in the July 1961 issue of The New
Yorker and argue that the reader of this magazine
was interested in luxury items and wealth.
Reading this magazine issue changes the focus of
how we read the story. Readers of the magazine
were probably interested in the world of Queenie,
not Sammy.
[Another possible sentence about how reading your
story in this magazine issue changes the meaning
of the authors story].

FOR READING A MAGAZINE ISSUE....

Tell us which author and magazine issue you are

writing about.

Tell us in a sentence each what the authors story

is about.

Tell us what other kinds of materials (ads / other

stories / articles) you will be using and what
themes (class, gender, consumer culture) you will
be exploring.

Hopefully, you can find a short quote (called a

framing quote) from an essay or book review that
will help us start the conversation about your
author.

Put your thesis at the END of the introduction.

Use the MLA Citation Assistant Tool to format your
citations
for your Works Cited page.
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Manga Shakespeare / The Tempest Act II, pp. 80-
111
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1) Two details from Gonzalo's vision of 'utopia' (a perfect
place) pp. 80-82 (Do you agree with his definition of a
perfect place?)
*Remove human-made items
**No work!
***Everyone will be equal -- classless
*Pure innocent place -- NO machinery, NO work, No use
metal, coin or oil.
**Rich island / pick food from trees (no work).
*Lack or work -- no social stratification -- classless
society.
EGALITARIAN society
**NO SOVEREIGNTY -- no kings or queens!

*No riches / no metals / no work! / no ownership

**Use nature to provide.
**No violence -- no weapons -- no war
**Nature would provide food....
***No work
**No letters
*No outside contacts
**No private property
***No sovereignty [kings or queens]
**Classless society
**IDEAL but not REALISTIC
**No wars or violence (engines = military devices)
**'Pure' people -- 'noble savage'
**No trade, correspondence -- no business
**No sovereignty -- classless!!!
UTOPIA

2) Who is the main conspirator vs. King Alonso? What

example does Sebastian use to justify killing his older
brother and stealing the throne? How is this plot
thwarted?
*Antonio was the one instigating for Sebastian to kill
Alonso
**His example is that Antonio (younger brother) got rid
of Prospero to take his kingdom (Milan)

Antonio (younger): Prospero (older sibling and duke) ::

Sebastian (younger sibling) : Alonso (old sibling and
king)

*Antonio!!! A. tells Sebastian -- this is your chance.

PREMEDITATION
**Antonio did the same thing to Prospero 12 years
earlier

REGRET?

NO REMORSE

Lack of conscience -- Machiavel!

Ariel stops the murder --

**Sebastian (younger brother of Alonso) + Antonio

(younger brother of Prospero/a) VS. Alonso / Gonzalo
**Antonio gives Sebastian the idea to kill King Alonso
**Sebastian will look toward Antonio's getting rid of
Prospero

3) What is Caliban's mood at the beginning of the scene?

At the end? What does he expect to happen?
*Upset at Prospero -- storm -- OPPRESSED

**Happy because hes working for Stephano (and

Trinculo) -- fairer employer -- treated more fairly.
*Feels tortured / angry / upset -- storm is punishment --
hopeless?
**At the end, hes going to serve Stephano and Trinculo
*Feels like hes free singing / joyous

4) Give two examples of mistaken identity in this scene.

What does Caliban mistake Trinculo for? What does he
mistake Stephano for (and how does Stephano lie --
exploiting Calibans beliefs)? Is Calibans loyalty justified?
*Trinculo thinks Caliban is a man-fish (exhibit in England
as an exploited oddity).
*Stephano thought that Caliban + Trinculo (four-legged
monster)

TRAVELERS TALES

Caliban mistakes Trinculo as one of Ps spirits.

Caliban mistakes Stephano was royal and worthy of

loyalty.
*At the beginning of this scene, Caliban thinks Trinculo is
a spirit whos sent by Prospero to punish him.
**Trinculo thinks Caliban is a 'fish' (animal)
Stephano thinks Caliban + Trinculo (under the blanket) is
monster
(four legs, two heads)
*Caliban mistakes Stephano (a butler) for a god /
potential leader....

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Christopher Columbus Letter on the Americas
(handout)
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-1) How are the islands that Columbus found like
utopias?
*Rich in gold
**Fruit falling from the trees (natural paradise) -- Garden
of Eden
***Harbors and rivers -- good for commerce
**Beautiful, green
*Many different kinds of plants, agricultural
*Great rivers, harbors
*GOLD!

2) What are the people on the islands like? What is it

about them that Columbus suggests might encourage
European conquest or colonialism?
*People don't wear clothes
**They don't fight back --- "timorous" (fearful)
***No religion -- ready for Christianity
**They treat Columbus' men as gods -- The Tempest
(Caliban vs. Stephano)
*No weapons (3)
*Men and women don't wear clothing -- not quite
civilized....
Innocence --Garden of Eden -- Adam and Eve, too....
Difference!!

*Columbus stops trading in trinkets....

*cannibal --- Caliban (anagram)

"Admired Miranda"

3) Are there any parallels here with the character of

Caliban in The Tempest?
**Columbus and the Europeans are going to take away
their land / island!!!
*They are not 'monstrous'
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Shakespeare's The Tempest, Act III, pp. 112-138
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1) What 2 Renaissance social 'rules' are broken in this
scene?
*Answers

*Ferdinand => As a king, he shouldn't have to lift heavy

things....

**Miranda => Miranda offers to take over lifting log

(manual labor) -- women / aristocrat....

***Miranda proposes to Ferdinand -- accepts! --

engaged!!
Women didn't propose to men....

**Miranda proposes -- unorthodox--surprising!!

**Miranda, as a woman and an aristocrat should not haul
heavy things.
**Ferdinand as a prince should not do manual labor
either.

2) Do a close reading of one page in this scene. What

emotions are illustrated in this section?
*Answers

**Various panels
**p. 116 Miranda....
falling hearts --
eyes -- oversized (manga) -- twinkling....

**p. 119 Closeup of Miranda.

Ferdinand professes his love....
Miranda sheds some big cartoon tears.
Prospero looks on --stage-managing-- this relationship.

3) Does Caliban resist Trinculo/Stephano? Does he have

some dignity?
Who is the main conspirator? Is Prospero really in
danger? Why or why not?
*Answers

**Yes, Caliban wants to be treated fairly. He has dignity.

**Caliban doesn't like being mistreated.
"You lie"
**Caliban is the main conspirator--he gives advice to
Stephano and Trinculo on how to kill Prospero. (Get his
books!)
**It's ambiguous whether Prospero is in real danger.
(Sometimes Prospero is shown to be forgetting things.)

4) More on Caliban's character--what does his "Be not

afeard" speech suggest about his character?
*Answers
**It suggest that he's like us -- human -- he appreciates
music and beauty...
***Dreams of beautiful things
****More sympathetic -- we relate him as a dreamer!!!
***Caliban is the interpreter of the beauties of the island
**Strengthens the claim for ownership of the island....
*Caliban is afraid / respects Prospero's magic (pain!)
**Caliban is sensitive and perceptive.... Argument for
Caliban's intelligence / not a monster!!

5) What is the shift in tone between the beginning and

end of the scene with the banquet and magic?
*Answers
**Inviting / mysterious / strange / beautiful

FOOD MUSIC SPIRITS

VS.

Ariel --> Avenger --> 3 men of sin (Antonio, Sebastian,

Alonso VS. Prospero)....

Gonzalo is ally!!!

Your E-book awaits!

eng102.blogsite.org/youreng102pdf.html

password: eng102

Download your short story collection

Skim / choose 2 stories (email to

eng102.lagcc@gmail.com if you are stuck for which
stories to choose!)

Find two stories to write on -- one from class + one from

the PDF.

Connect the dots -- choose 2 elements that are similar in

each story -- thats your thesis!
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NEXT TIME -- THU. 5/11
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1) Work on your research paper topic -- Topic Write-Up
and 3 sources with annotations is DUE THU. 5/11.

2) READING: The Tempest, Act III

Read Manga Shakespeare, pp. 112-138.

Should Prospero Choose Revenge -OR-

Forgiveness?