Reading Journal. AP Literature and Composition, Mr. Thomas. Lynden Christian School Fall Semester

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1 Reading Journal AP Literature and Composition, Mr. Thomas Lynden Christian School Fall Semester Mr. Thomas Lynden Christian School 1

2 Reading Schedule Timeline for Owen Meany Discussion CHAPTERS AND BOOKS Week 1 (Archetypes) Owen Meany, The Foul Ball Gospel of John Seven Plots: Overcoming the Monster (21-31, ) Rags to Riches (51-68) Key Question: What are the Monsters of Owen Meany? Week 2 (Assumptions) Owen Meany, The Armadillo/The Angel Gospel of John Seven Plots: The Quest (69-87) Key Quesiton: What are the Journeys of Owen Meany? Week 3 (Inter-Textuality) Owen Meany, Little Lord Jesus/Ghost of the Future Gospel of John Seven Plots: Comedy ( ) Short Story: Young Goodman Brown Key Question: What comedic device works best in Owen Meany? Week 4 (Setting and Comedy) Owen Meany, The Voice/The Dream Seven Plots: Re-Birth ( ) Key Question: What are the symbols of salvation in Owen Meany? Week 5 (Biblical Connections) Owen Meany, The Finger/The Shot Seven Plots: Voyage and Return (87-107) Key Question: What lies at the heart of John s discontent? Mr. Thomas mrthomas2@me.com Lynden Christian School 2

3 Music and Poetry Selections for Study: Assumption Exercise SIGNS OF THE TIMES Suburban America Haight-Ashbury Vietnam Courtney Love Below are four songs from the eras in which A Prayer for Owen Meany took place. Using the pictures above, write down some visual indicators the photograph provides. As a group, then, examine the attached dialectical journals and see if you can attach some of the major themes of these songs to part of the novel. #1 -- Visual Indicators America Haight Vietnam Love Mr. Thomas mrthomas2@me.com Lynden Christian School 3

4 these periods: #2 - Assumptions Secondly, knowing what you know about the eras, write down some of your assumptions about America Haight Vietnam Love #3 - Annotations Lastly, Annotate the music an poetry below using the Poetry Drills provided in your AP Manual, and write a short paragraph summarizing the meaning of the song/poem, then read the assigned passages and see if you can make up with connections between the tone of the music and the tensions in the novel. Lollipop lollipop Oh lolli lolli lolli Lollipop lollipop... Lollipop - AIM Method by The Chordettes Call my baby lollipop Tell you why His kiss is sweeter than an apple pie And when he does his shaky rockin' dance Man, I haven't got a chance I call him Lollipop lollipop Oh lolli lolli lolli Lollipop lollipop... Sweeter than candy on a stick Huckleberry, chimry or lime If you had a choice He'd be your pick But lollipop is mine (Refrain) Crazy way he thrills me Tell you why Just like a lightning from the sky He loves to kiss me till I can't see straight GEE, MY LOLLIPOP IS GREAT I call him Lollipop lollipop Oh lolli lolli lolli Lollipop lollipop... Mr. Thomas mrthomas2@me.com Lynden Christian School 4

5 Summary of Music Connection to Passages Chapter/Page Summary Connection Pg Starting: The Meanys... Pg Starting: In the summer we went waterskiing Pg In her bedroom... Mr. Thomas Lynden Christian School 5

6 How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? Yes, n how many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, n how many times must the cannon balls fly Before theyre forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind, The answer is blowin in the wind. How many times must a man look up Before he can see the sky? Yes, n how many ears must one man have Before he can hear people cry? Yes, n how many deaths will it take till he knows That too many people have died? The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind, The answer is blowin in the wind. Blowin in the Wind -- TP-FASST Method by Bob Dylan How many years can a mountain exist Before its washed to the sea? Yes, n how many years can some people exist Before theyre allowed to be free? Yes, n how many times can a man turn his head, Pretending he just doesnt see? The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind, The answer is blowin in the wind. Summary of Music Connection to Passages Chapter/Page Summary Connection Pg Start: Today - January 30, Mr. Thomas mrthomas2@me.com Lynden Christian School 6

7 Chapter/Page Summary Connection Pg Start: The problem was... until Break Pg Starting: On Christmas (End w/song Lyrics) Pg Start: That, however End: I m not in N.H. I d Love to Change the World -- SOAPS (tone) Method - Ten Years After Everywhere is freaks and hairys Dykes and fairies Tell me where is sanity? Tax the rich, feed the poor Till we run out, rich no more I'd love to change the world (Dee-dee-dee-dee) But I don't know what to do (Dee-eee-dee-dee-dee-dee) So I'll leave it up to you-ooo-ooo (Be in my prayer) Population, keeps on breedin' Nation bleedin', still more feedin' Economy Life is funny, skies are sunny Bees made honey, who needs money? Monopoly I'd love to change the world But I don't know what to do (Dee-eee-dee-dee-dee-dee) So I'll leave it up to you-you-ooo (We-eee-dee-dee-dee-dee) Oh, yeah! (Rich or poor) (It's your fault) (Screw you) More pollutions, there's no solutions Restitution, mass confusions Spread the word Rich or poor Save the earth Stop the war Spoken: (And we've got nothin' to do) (Just turn on) I'd love to change the world But I don't know what to do So I'll leave it up to you-ooo-ooo, woo-ooo Woo-ooo-ooo-ooo (Dee-eee-dee-dee-dee-dee) Just turn me on. Mr. Thomas mrthomas2@me.com Lynden Christian School 7

8 Summary of Music Connection to Passages Chapter/Page Summary Connection Pg Starting: Toronto... Break Pg Starting - But let s suppose Break Pg Starting - Owen Meany wrote... Mr. Thomas mrthomas2@me.com Lynden Christian School 8

9 All the Drugs - Courtney Love Vendler Model (w/emotional curve) The devil's driving my car tonight and he's drunk He's pissed he's mad And i dont care which of you he f***s up I have played with fire and the matches they are burning stillin my hand They can try and shut me up they never can They never will again With all the drugs With all the drugs With all the drugs Theres no-one in this bed Obliterate the truth Coz theres no lies That i could be and you would knows With all the drugs With all the drugs But theres all the drugs in the world Ohhh, ohhh yeah With all all of my money With all all of my love With all all of my money It does'nt feel as good as the drugs With all the drugs in the world You cant shut up let go With all the drugs in the world With all the drugs in the world Gonna burn out every inch of you Oh baby ill burn youtill the lights they all die You'll never ever ever fuck like me So baby why why do you even try Generation it has slipped away Oh baby leave no race of it behind Steal the power of the wonderfull men And baby leave here with me leave here tonight Summary of Music Connection to Passages Mr. Thomas mrthomas2@me.com Lynden Christian School 9

10 Chapter/Page Summary Connection Pg Start: The day after Thanksgiving End: babble on and on... Pg Start: Hester had not changed (until break) Pg Start: I spent the summer (until Break) Pg Hester the Molester (Note: Titles of Hester s music) Reflection After doing your study, we ll listen to two songs. In response, in the space below, write an OCI Response answering the question: What does the difference between these two songs tell you about the era in which the music was made? Mr. Thomas mrthomas2@me.com Lynden Christian School 10

11 Intertextuality Connections in Literature SEEING THE SYMBOLS, MOTIFS, AND ALLUSIONS Introduction to the Monster: Having looked at the anthropological beginnings of Genesis, we have prepared ourselves to recognize archetypes in literature. On the assignment below, map out the archetypes, themes, and connections of the three stories: Genesis Character/Object/ Setting Role in Story Connection/Theme Mr. Thomas Lynden Christian School 11

12 Young Goodman Brown Character/Object Role in Story Archetypal Connection/Theme Notes on Story Mr. Thomas Lynden Christian School 12

13 A Prayer for Owen Meany Character/Object Role in Story Archetypal/Intertextual Connection/Theme Notes on Story Mr. Thomas Lynden Christian School 13

14 Archetypal Map Below is a graph that outlines some major Motifs -- reoccurring symbols, images, and themes -- from the story. In the boxes next to these motifs, discuss the symbols Irving uses to capture the idea of the motif Motif Symbol/Event Used Deformity Faith and Doubt Destiny/Fate Moral Decay Friendship Infidelity Salvation Mr. Thomas mrthomas2@me.com Lynden Christian School 14

15 A Hero s Place Setting and Voice in Owen Meany THE TOOLS OF NARRATIVE "Hotel California" The Eagles On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood in the doorway; I heard the mission bell And I was thinking to myself, 'This could be Heaven or this could be Hell' Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face Plenty of room at the Hotel California Any time of year (Any time of year) You can find it here Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys she calls friends How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat. Some dance to remember, some dance to forget So I called up the Captain, 'Please bring me my wine' He said, 'We haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty nine' And still those voices are calling from far away, Wake you up in the middle of the night Just to hear them say... Welcome to the Hotel California Such a lovely place (Such a lovely place) Such a lovely face They livin' it up at the Hotel California What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise) Bring your alibis Mirrors on the ceiling, The pink champagne on ice And she said 'We are all just prisoners here, of our own device' And in the master's chambers, They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast Mr. Thomas jthomas@lyncs.org Lynden Christian School 15

16 Last thing I remember, I was Running for the door I had to find the passage back To the place I was before 'Relax,' said the night man, 'We are programmed to receive. You can check-out any time you like, But you can never leave!' Essential Word (what one word comes to mind, and give three examples that defend your position) Talihina Sky Kings of Leon Weeds blow tall on a broken train track Ruth B. draws we're fixin' to get high Maybe we'll hit the bluffs and find ourselves the same old rum But everybody says this place is beautiful And you'd be so crazy to say goodbye But everything's the same this town is pitiful And I'll be gettin' out as soon as I can fly Life goes by on a Talihina sky The hopped up boys are lookin' for their trouble The knocked up girls, well they've all got their share Ruth seems out of her mind, swears she won't give in this time Name that Plot (Give a title to this plot line, and give three outside, supporting examples from other books, poems you have read) Mr. Thomas jthomas@lyncs.org Lynden Christian School 16

17 Omaha Counting Crows Start tearing the old man down Run past the heather and down to the old road Start turning the grain into the ground Roll a new leaf over In the middle of the night, there's an old man treading around in the gathered rain Well mister, if you're going to walk on water Could you drop a line my way? (chorus) Omaha Somewhere in middle America Get right to the heart of matters It's the heart that matters more I think you better turn your ticket in And get your money back at the door Start threading a needle Brush past the shuttle that slides through the cold room Start turning the wool across the wire Roll a new life over In the middle of the night, there's an old man threading his toes through a bucket of rain Hey mister, you don't want to walk on water You're only going to walk all over me (chorus) Start running the banner down Drop past the color Come up through the summer rain Start turning the girl into the ground Roll a new love over In the middle of the day, there's a young man rolling around in the earth and rain Hey Mister, if you're going to walk on water You know you're only going to walk all over me Three Connections (How does this plot line relate to Owen Mean? List the themes on the left side and connection to book on right) Mr. Thomas jthomas@lyncs.org Lynden Christian School 17

18 Setting Describe, with detail, the settings of the stories below. Give both a literal explanation, a figurative explanation, and a personal insight into each place listed. Gravesend, NH Toronto Sawyer Depot Boston Gravesend Academy Mr. Thomas jthomas@lyncs.org Lynden Christian School 18

19 Arizona California Key Question: Please write a 3 C s response to this question: How does place create meaning in literature? Mr. Thomas jthomas@lyncs.org Lynden Christian School 19

20 Texture in Storytelling The story behind the story in Owen Meany THE OTHER STORY Biblical Connections (Allusion in Owen Meany) Read the following passages below. Beneath them, jot notes on how the characters and situations reflect the narrative patterns of A Prayer for Owen Meany. Matthew 19:14 Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." Revelation 22:8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. Matthew 5:30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. Mr. Thomas jthomas@lyncs.org Lynden Christian School 20

21 Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ John 1:10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. Exodus 24:12 The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay here, and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commands I have written for their instruction." Isaiah 52:14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any man and his form marred beyond human likeness Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Mr. Thomas jthomas@lyncs.org Lynden Christian School 21

22 John 12:3 Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus' feet and wiped his feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. Matthew 1:18 [ The Birth of Jesus Christ ] This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit Matthew 4:18 [ The Calling of the First Disciples ] As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen Colossians 1:23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant Mr. Thomas jthomas@lyncs.org Lynden Christian School 22