Tuesday, March 16, 2004

Annotated bibliography due.

Leads: Kaitlin S., Melissa L.

Reading

• Franzen, “Meet Me in St. Louis,” How to Be Alone (286–302; on reserve)

Notes

• What do you think of Franzen’s attitude during this stuff?
• If you watch television “homecoming” documentaries or news “magazines,” what does artificiality do to your perception of them? To Oprah, et al.?
• Do you believe Franzen’s assessment of the situation?
• Do you buy his take on the Oprah’s book club fiasco? (E.g., compare it with this account.)
• What role do marketing and community play in this essay? (Is one better than the other? Why or why not? And can we separate them?)