Answer each discussions with a 100 words for each.
BOOK INFO: Land of Enchantment by Liza Wieland
PROMPT 1
1. According to Dictionary.com, the definition of "converge" is
- to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other
- to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc.
Since your first paper deals with points of convergence between your life and the life of one of the characters in LOE, let's explore the idea of convergence in the book.
How do all of the three main characters converge? What's the significance of these connections? Also, we talked about Vermeer and O'Keeffe in the first LOE discussion. Now that you've read the whole book, what is your interpretation of the insertion of fictional conversations between Vermeer and O'Keeffe in Nancy's plays? This also has to do with convergence.
PROMPT 2
Last week we talked about the epigraph. I said that we would revisit it after you had read the whole book. Don't worry about restating your original posts. Just tell me if your opinion about the epigraph and its function in the novel has altered: "We have art in order not to die from the truth."
PROMPT 3
There's a lot of hand and map imagery in the novel. Where do you see it? What might it suggest about these three main characters and their lives? What, if any, motifs do you see in your own life and/or the world around you? Dictionary.com defines "motif" as
1. a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work
2. a dominant idea or feature
PROMPT 4
In many ways, the novel is bigger than a story about three artistic women. This is one of the many reasons why art (I'm including literature, film, and music in the definition of "art") is important, not just a luxury. History, law, science, etc., deal in facts, but the picture of life isn't complete without including the human experience of these facts. The two together form a fuller, more truthful vision of life and the world. Consider the general tragedies/events the book addresses: 9/11, Atlanta Olympics bombing, interracial romantic relationships, domestic violence, adoption, the plight of Native Americans. What does the story (the novel) reveal to you about these general topics, especially in a current and/or historical sense? You don't have to comment on more than one if you don't want to.
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