Thursday, March 21, 2013

Making Connections

Have you noticed that there are connections between history, or what is happening in the world at a certain time, and the literature of that time period?

Maybe you are thinking, "Well, duh, Mrs. S.  Of course!  Who wouldn't know that?" 

Maybe you are one who just had the light bulb click on because that had never occurred to you before now.

Or maybe you are in the third group...."Uh...I don't know.  What do you mean, connections?"

I just read Jake's post about poetry and his mention of Sandburg's "Chicago."  The poem was published in 1916, which meant that the personification is tied to the early 1900s.  Knowing that lends a different perspective when interpreting the passages and the imagery portrayed.

The Great Gatsby will shed light into the Jazz Age, the era in which F. Scott FItzgerald and Ernest Hemingway thrived.  What will we learn about the Roaring 20s, the social expectations, and the Long Island party scene while reading the plight of Jay Gatsby for the love of his live, Daisy Buchanan.

Think about it.  How have the literary selections this semester expanded your knowledge of an era?

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