Introduction

GWTW Class
 

 
 
• review syllabus and discuss format of class
• stress that reading assignments should be finished by the time scheduled for class discussion
• movies to be viewed on at least four levels:
• how do they convey what they have to say (plot, sequence)
• how faithfully do they follow the novel
• how are men, women, children, portrayed?
• how do those portrayals differ from our own perceptions
• novels to be read and interpreted  on both their own terms and in the historical context within which they were written and understood

 
• questions for general discussion

:
 1. have they ever heard the phrase 'grew like topsy' and, if so what does  it mean?

 2. ever heard something like "his boss is a real Simon Legree," and, if so, what does that means

 3. ever heard the phrase "jim crow"?  What does it mean?

 4. ever hear the phrase "Uncle Tom?" What does it mean?



• this evening begin with the work of Professor Willie Lee Rose and her efforts to understand the importance of the novel in shaping American Culture as well as reflecting important elements in our history that otherwise may be overlooked or misunderstood by those who seek answers in the works of the intellectual elite

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