Ding Ding- Round Two (Portfolio 2)

Ding Ding- Round Two

            This portfolio is the second in a set of three, and it compiles all the blogs I have posted between February 25 and April 4, 2008 for Dr. Jerz’s Introduction to Literary Study class at Seton Hill University.

            My first portfolio compiles all my blog entries from the first half of the spring 2008 semester.  It also provides a brief overview of our reasons for writing blogs about literature.

-Timeliness-

The following blogs were posted on time or in advance.

And all your sins shall be washed away…  1 day in advance

I Spy a Foil  2 days in advance

Life in a Bubble  A quote taken from Nickel and Dimed discusses the relation of the book to The Truman Show.

The Coming of Christ 1 day in advance

Punctuation Gets Personal 1 day in advance

-Depth-

And all your sins shall be washed away…  If you are ever in need of a Biblically inspired interpretation of Flannery O’Connor’s “The River,” you’ve come to the right place.

I Spy a Foil  Here is my take on Flannery O’Connor’s “The Life You Save May be Your Own.”  I discuss how the waiter boy and the drifter boy at the end of the story are foils for each other.  They are significant to the story, as I point out, because they lead Mr. Shiftlet to examine his own conscience.

Breaking Through Her Shell  This blog looks at Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” and explains a philosophical/religious reference to evolution.

The Allegorical Wizard  An allegorical discussion ensues as I rip apart The Wizard of Oz and put it back together again.

The Coming of Christ  Flannery O’Connor’s “The Displaced Person” gets a thorough explanation by comparing the coming of Christ to the coming of a Bible salesman.

-Discussion and Interaction-

The following blog entries show an ongoing discussion between a peer and I or several peers and I on our blogs.  This section also contains blogs written by my peers that I have written extensive comments on.

Red Water is Not a Good Sign This is Angela Palumbo’s take on Flannery O’Connor’s “The River.”  I left her an insightful comment the hopefully answers some questions she may have had.  I also provided her a link to my blog (And all your sins shall be washed away…) because it further discussed some points she made.

Punctuation Gets Personal  This is my own blog which generated much discussion outside of class.  Unfortunately, most of the reactions I got from people are not in the comments on the blog page seeing as how they were verbal.

Trusst me. You WANT to read this!  In this blog by a peer, I participated in a lengthy discussion concerning her blog.

-Links Included-

This category includes blogs that contain links to other blogs I have written.

And all your sins shall be washed away…  A link is included to another blog about a Flannery O’Connor.  If you follow the link, I explain “A Good Man is Hard to Find” similarly to my explanation of “The River,” in a Biblical fashion.

Breaking Through Her Shell  This blog contains a link to an additional blog I wrote (Which Came First: The Chicken or the Egg?) that does not have to do with the text but was inspired by the text.

Collards Greens and Baby Dreams  Flannery O’Connor’s “A Stroke of Good Fortune” gets interpreted after I link to VegParadise to uncover the significance of collard greens.

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