Let's Paint a Word Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man:)

Welcome to the Portrait of a Classroom:)

I'm excited to see your interactions with James Joyce's amazing A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

Don't forget to join the forum! Once you have created the account, email the pseudonym to me, so I know who you are. If you have any difficulty joining or using the forum, please email me at abarnhart@westerly.k12.ri.us or anne_barnhart@yahoo.com immediately.

You must complete all of your comments by the first day of school. However, I strongly recommend that you begin posting by the end of July. We’re going to be a community learning together, so I’d like to foster that now!

Post once on FOUR of these threads:

Chapter 1 -- Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It's Not)

Chapter 5 --Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before? and Interlude: One Story

Chapters 6-9—Allusions

Chapter 10 -- It's More Than Just Rain or Snow

Interlude -- Does He Mean That

Chapter 11 --...More Than It's Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence

Chapter 19 -- Geography Matters…

Chapter 20 -- ...So Does Season

Chapter 22 – He’s Blind for a Reason, You Know

Chapter 23 -- It's Never Just Heart Disease.../Chapter 24 -- ...And Rarely Just Illness

Chapter 26 -- Is He Serious? And Other Ironies

Post ONCE on this thread:

Envoi

Post once on THREE of these threads:

Chapter 2 – Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion

Chapter 12 -- Is That a Symbol?

Chapter 13 -- It's All Political

Chapter 14 -- Yes, She's a Christ Figure, Too

Chapter 18 -- If She Comes Up, It's Baptism

Chapter 21 -- Marked for Greatness

Post once on TWO of these threads:

Psychoanalytic Criticism

Feminist Criticism

Marxist Criticism

Cultural Criticism

I'd like to thank Mrs. DiGavero, an unknown English force out there, for both validating my ideas I had in the crazy isolation of my own brain and for providing a basic framework from which to work for this assignment. . .brilliant:)

Chapter 1 -- Every Trip Is a Quest (Except When It's Not)

Analyze one of the quests in this novel using insights from HTRLLAP. You may make an original comment, or respond to someone else’s comment. However, do not repeat another comment. You must say something original. In your post, be sure to include specific quotes from the text, with page numbers, to support your conclusions.

Chapter 5 --Now, Where Have I Seen Her Before? and Interlude: One Story

Identify and discuss archetypal characters, objects and situations that appear in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.You can find lists of archetypes online (you can start here: http://central.wmrhsd.org/FACULTY_FILES/rkipp/LINK_DOCS_1015/Archetypesandsymbols.pdf). Do not repeat analysis from other posts. In your post, be sure to include specific quotes from the text, with page numbers, to support your conclusions.

Chapters 6-9—Allusions

Research and analyze one of the literary allusions that appear in the novel. Among others, there are allusions in the novel to Ovid's Metomorphoses, St. Thomas Aquinas, the War of the Roses, and so much more. In your post, explain the original work, how it is referenced in Portrait fo the Artist as a Young Man and how your understanding of the allusion deepens your appreciation or understanding of the work. Do not repeat an analysis of the same reference in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. You may, however, discuss a separate reference to the same work if it is referenced multiple times and your analysis of the new reference adds something new to the conversation. In your post, be sure to include specific quotes from the text, with page numbers, to support your conclusions. Use MLA format to cite your sources.

Chapter 10 -- It's More Than Just Rain or Snow

Discuss the importance of rain or snow in a specific passage from this novel. Do not use a scene that has already been discussed on this thread unless you offer a significantly different interpretation. In your post, be sure to include specific quotes from the text, with page numbers, to support your conclusions.

Interlude -- Does He Mean That

Explain whether or not you believe that James Joyce “knew that he was doing that.” In your post, be sure to include specific quotes from the text, with page numbers, to support your conclusions. Do not repeat a comment already made on this thread. However, you may respond to and/or extend another student’s comment.

Chapter 11 --...More Than It's Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence

Identify an example of violence in the novel. Analyze it according to Foster’s comments on the different types of violence and the effect of each. Do not use an example of violence already discussed on this thread unless you offer a significantly different interpretation. In your post, be sure to include specific quotes from the text, with page numbers, to support your conclusions.