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| the order of events in chronological order |
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| the order of events as presented in the novel |
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| emphasized the importance of distant reading--step away and ask questions |
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| Literature is timeful, not timeless |
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| Aesthetic comes from the Greek word for perception; aesthetics alters what we know and what we notice |
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From Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon
- Star that tells you where you are going/ where the North points
-Helps you chart your course
E.g.: Milkman is not perfect, but should be used as a loadstar for readers |
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From Susan Power's The Grass Dancer
A magnetic field that points to the ground |
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Anything that mentions vanity and jewelry
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| From Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon |
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Another word for a fool (person who is a fool)
-From Dillard's The Maytrees |
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| Anything about serioues generational tension |
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| Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club |
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| "You are the medicine hole", " You'll find the medicine hole" |
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Frank's grandfather is looking for himself
-From Susan Powers The Grass Dancer |
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| Crystal thinks she is weak because her mother controls her life |
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| Allusion to Fitzgerald's valley of ashes |
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" We were Job"
"I am Memory"
"I am a weak vessel"
"I became ashes" |
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| resonance and wonder--wonder makes the book stand out, resonance accounts for wonder, |
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