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?)