The work: Francis Macomber, The Destructors, How I Met My Husband, The Interpreter of Maladies, and summer reading exam. In the short story unit this week, we talked about what makes good stories, what makes good movies, and whether or not these writers hit "good" on the scale. We started to read the "late greats"--so many good award winning authors in this textbook. It will be interesting to find out what makes them so supposedly "great."
The workers: Conte finds violence mildly entertaining in a story. David liked something about the destruction. Michael and Brendan offered insight on authors who twist the notions of what an antagonist is. Graham is a close reader. Others contributed, indeed, but I'm still getting to know their names.
Words from this week's reading to live by: "Art is a lie that leads to the truth." (51)
"Main thing a man had. Made him into a man. Women knew it too. No bloody fear." (102)
"Destruction after all is a form of creation." (122)
"There were women just waiting and waiting by mailboxes for one letter or another...I was never made to go on like that." (146)
