Assignments for 3/26 - 4/4 (changes from syllabus)

for Monday, 3/26: read the end of Nights at the Circus; also read "The Spectacle of Her Gluttony" (posted on Blackboard - Resources). Your post should summarize your thoughts of the novel and evaluate it in light of the critical piece.

FOR WEDNESDAY, 3/28: this is a changed assignment. Read "The Guts and The Guts Effect" by Chuck Palahniuk (posted on Blackboard - Resources). It is a short story and an essay by the author. Your post should analyze Palahniuk's style, comparing it with the "British style of transgression" that we've seen. Print story and bring it to class.

FOR MONDAY, 4/2: YOUR ESSAY IS DUE THIS DAY. Late essays will not be accepted. In addition, read "Don't Cry" by Mary Gaitskill. This is a recent story and probably not her most transgressive. All the same, it is exemplary of her writing style. Also read the interview with Mary. All are posted under Blackboard - Resources. Your blog post should comment on her writing style verus the "British style," as with the previous assignment. Print story and bring it to class.