Welcome to AP

Using your best writing skills, discuss the following quote. What do you believe Fitzgerald is saying? Have you found this sentiment to be true in your own reading experience? Explain.

“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” 
― F. Scott Fitzgerald

Siddhartha

Respond in writing to the following question. If you are the first person to respond, that is all you must do. All subsequent posters must respond to the question AND comment on the post of one other student.

Analyze the meeting of Siddhartha and Govinda beginning on page 90. What does it say about their relationship, their characters, and changes they have made throughout the novel? Has Govinda's role in the relationship changed?

King Lear

Choose a single quote from King Lear to share here. Explain it and explain why you chose it.

The Things They Carried

 Choose One:

Discuss sound in The Things They Carried. What role do talking, music, and silence in Vietnam play in the story?

Discuss friendship in The Things They Carried.

Dead Poet's

What does Dead Poet's Society say about the power of literature, its purpose, and the way in which it should be read? How do these ideas compare to your own experiences with literature, both academically and personally?

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Answer the following questions in a single, detail, response:

 The novel includes an elaborate burial for the town mule. What is the significance of this scene? How is it both tragic and comic?

Final Siddhartha Comments

Your task this week is to make a comment in response to the comments of one of your classmates. Choose one person's ideas from either post to discuss in your post. You may agree with him/her, disagree , or extend the idea your classmate began. Please refer to specific points in the post within your discussion and relate those points to your own interpretation of the book.