Sunday, October 23
third class response
Since my last Response to Course Material, we've been close reading The American Dream. Though the process of close reading is definitely not new to me, I haven't had time to read a work more than once before analyzing. I'm used to taking the first read more slowly, like it's the second, and revisiting the places that are relevant to my argument after finishing. In close reading The American Dream, I'm aware of many more connections than I would have been. Breezing through, I hadn't really considered gender roles, but now it's difficult to read any passage without seeing that struggle; it seems central to the piece. With the slow pace, I find myself writing an odd combination of analysis and observations in the margins; the two are much less separated than I'm used to. With that map of how my arguments formed, I'm hoping evidence will be easier to find.
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I agree with you about gathering more evidence through the second slow read. However, what do you mean by "the two are much less separated?" Aside from the gender role, what else have you gotten from the second read? And what about the class discussions? Do you think those helped as well?:)
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that a second reading of a literary work provides us with a much deeper understanding and introduces us to aspect we otherwise wouldn't have considered. I also think your process of annotating will allow you to develop an even deeper analysis.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about understanding more and seeing more as you read it more slowly. I think that the addition if observations to your annotations will first make the annotations more interesting for you, and second give you more to think about when you go back and read it. So good job!
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