Gay? Why is everyone jumping to gay?
That was hardly the point of the poem, and, honestly, we talked too much of it in class. Creepy, yes. The true point of this poem was to point out the ways that society, and the world as we know it, has changed. Even down to the way we eat. He even follows a hallucination, or something of the sort, of Walt ( Read more... )

I had a personal connection with this short story, and often related them to my mother. My grandfather, her father, lived in Arizona, and had passed away, nearly a year ago. I connect this with her journey to get his ashes, as well as the upcoming trip to New Mexico to spread the ashes of my grandmother, my mother's mother, who had even more ( Read more... )

This novel, the one I chose for our major research paper (previously 10 pages. WOO!), is a gothic piece filled with dark, morbid humor and mystery. Irony is key in the humor, otherwise you will never truly find it 'funny', which it isn't. I'm not saying it's a bad book. It's not. Actually, it's a novel I found myself get more personally involved ( Read more... )

What film should I use to replace Stranger Than Fiction when I teach ENGL 1302 next spring?

Stranger Than Fiction is great, and has many different meanings, both clear and underlying, though, I reccomend that you use The Usual Suspects, though that movie is rather risky. The lines and words in this movie are picked carefully, both because of the ( Read more... )

What lessons do we learn from Stranger Than Fiction that can be applied to our everyday lives? How are these lessons conveyed throughout the film? How can we apply them to our lives?

A very good lesson to learn in this movie is that even though you may die, you should live your life. Crick, after hearing of his death started living differently, ( Read more... )

Topic 1: Stranger Than Fiction contains many character "types" (i.e. the taxman, the writer, the non-conformist, the college professor). Do you find these characters to be stereotypical? Why or why not?  How do these "types" contribute to the meaning of the film.

I did find these characters to be unbelievably stereotypical, to the point where it's ( Read more... )

Burying Luck
In the nightmare desert stood a building.
Outside someone was diggin' a hole in the ground.
They were burying my luck.

What have you done?

The man in the hole has smoked up all my income.
My better days, his for the take.
And I watched it all:
him putting pins into a doll.

What have you done?

This dream fades into night

The man in the hole has ( Read more... )

My name is Jordan Michael Brown, and I have lived in Frisco, TX my entire life, and I'll be 21 in 2 weeks (February 12th). I am interested in Geology, Philosophy, Economics (Money), Music, and Literature. I take literature somewhat seriously, and do not read strictly for pleasure, but for new ways and ideas pertaining to thought. I also write, ( Read more... )