Presentation By Brandon Patanjo Diego Jenkins Bri Gasak Suliman Algw ai Jesse Diamond The Palimpsest As we read and interpret each of the five texts we create a new layer of understanding of the previous texts Each layer of interpretation clarifies unknown aspects of ID: 238699
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Chroniclers
Presentation By:Brandon Patanjo Diego Jenkins Bri Gasak Suliman Algwai Jesse Diamond
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Palimpsest
As we read and interpret each of the five texts, we create a new layer of understanding of the previous texts. Each layer of interpretation clarifies unknown aspects of the human heart. What makes us happy, satisfied, and what is it that fuels the more evil aspects of our minds?Slide3
Narrators
Great Gatsby:
Nick CarrawayThe Reader:
Michael Berg
Little Chinese Seamstress:
Unnamed (Ma)
The Kite Runner:
Amir
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman:
(Various)Slide4
Great Gatsby:
New York, Roaring 20’s
The Reader: Postwar Germany Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: Rural China, Cultural Revolution
The Kite Runner:
Kabul, San Francisco, 1970s-2000s
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman:
Japan, 1970s-1990s
SettingSlide5
Cultural Distinctions
Great Gatsby: New music, women becoming ‘bolder’, post-WWI afterglow
The Reader: Post-WWII shame upon new generation, a European childhood, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: Newfound dictatorship, anti-intellectual movement, a ‘hivemind’-driven governmentThe Kite Runner: Civil revolution, modern USA & Afghani cultureBlind Willow, Sleeping Woman: post-WWII era and its relationship with Japan
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Isolation and Loneliness
The Great Gatsby:
Romanticization with Past, Idealization of FutureThe Reader:
Guilt, Shame, Collective and Individual Loss
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress:
Isolation from Culture and Family
The Kite Runner:
Guilt, Shame, Familial Disappointment
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman:
Suicidality, societal disappointment
How does isolation inform the definition of a work of art?Slide7
Individual and Society
Great Gatsby:
American Dream, Individualism, Jazz Age, AmoralityThe Reader:Collective Guilt, Jung’s ShadowBalzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: Cultural Revolution, Rural Community, The Kite Runner
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Familial Responsibility, Tradition, Loyalty, Honor
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman:
Societal Expectation, Individual Rejection
How does the idea of the individual versus society help define a work of art?Slide8
Silent Female Voice
Great Gatsby:
Daisy, Jordan, Myrtle: simplistic charactersThe Reader:
Hanna: Illiteracy, Shame, cruel
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress:
Little Seamstress: Given voice, Education, Literacy
The Kite Runner:
Soraya: plot device, emotional vehicle, patriarchy
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman:
Ice man’s wife, Tony’s wife, Naoko, out of reach
How does the male perspective on women contribute to the definition of a work of art?Slide9
Work of Art
A work of art is a unique view of the world created by an individual’s cultural and narrative lens. A work of art is an act of personal creation, driven by the creator’s isolation and observation of the human experience. Slide10
Wrap-Up and Discussion
Are there aspects of other cultures that are more appealing than ours?
Did you learn anything new from other cultures, as seen through these novels?What do you think of individual vs. community? Even within our larger culture, how does this distinction play out?Do you agree or disagree with our definition of a Work of Art?Slide11
Discussion
How do the authors’ (not narrators’) biases appear in the novels?
What is the importance of the male narrator? Can a male narrator accurately depict a female character?