Class Facts
This student name appears twice in class (it doesn't start with J).
Sara / Sarah
In interview, this theorist said that novels cannot be "magical little pills that will solve society's ills."
Suzanne Keen
This literary philosophy--common in a 101 course--suggests that all readers will objectively react to a story the same way, so long as it is well-built.
This student sits in the back left aisle seat. (It isn't Félix.)
Henry
In this workplace, if you ask too many questions, ________________.
you may be let go
Dalia and Lucy
This German playwright, although stoic in his portraits, was actually famous for his comedies (and his theory).
Gustav Freytag
Van Gogh broke from realism and played with movement and colour, helping to usher in this massive art movement.
Modernism
These three students produced an extremely detailed narrative arc (with three angles).
Aida, Nelson, and Alicia
The narrator of "The Immortals" was most likely forced to retire from this profession.
Teaching
These two students highlighted the lack of a falling action in "Orientation" (and we discussed the implications to narrative empathy).
Adina and Kamilia
This scientist examined connections between brain chemistry and Freytag's narrative arc.
Paul Zac
Poet William Blake wrote poems that were intended to rouse readers--especially the poems we read about London--in this literary era.
Romanticism
This student suggested that Albert Camus' philosophy just seemed to justify conformity.
Lucy
True or false: the hero of "Friday Black" gives his mother a jacket, to prove his love for her through material.
False: he gives it away to save Angela. Maybe this makes him round, or maybe he just says it so we feel he's likeable.
Our class characterized this theorist as "Russian Larry David"
Who is Tzetan Todorov?
Albert Camus theorized ways to cope with this element of life on earth.
Absurdity
This student's name sounds like a famous counter-culture magazine, although it is spelled differently.
Wietz ("Vice")
Anika Bloom
In our first class together, this student mentioned that having slides in advance would help (the teacher hasn't listened).
Emma
This novelist presented a narrative arc for Cinderella.
Kurt Vonnegut
Diego Rivera and this painter were the public leaders of the Mexican modernist movement.
Frida Kahlo
This student shares a name with a famous Professor of comic book lore.
Xavier
Although this student was almost in an accident on Notre-Dame, they were unfazed.