"The Socks"

Place comments to Marjane Satrapi's "The Socks" here.

James Agee's "America, Look at Your Shame!"

*REVISED*

Did anyone think that the picture of the two men with the bloodied African-American man seemed a bit weird? When I first saw this picture -- before I read the essay, mind you -- I thought that the two white men appeared to be gloating over having just beat up the man. One of the men looks like he's smiling. Then, I read the essay and thought, "Am I the only one who thought this looks strange?" Just something to think about, since we'll be examining visual rhetoric in this up-coming project.

Many of you have commented on the "rambling" you perceive in Agee's essay. Hm. I'm not sure I see what you're seeing, but I'll look it over again. Please try to identify where you find this to be the case and bring it up in class.

So, my vision for this blog is to get folks into conversations through the comments. Feel free to comment on the comments of others and check back later to read other responses. As the course moves along, we will develop ideas about how to use the blog more.

Pulbish your comments to the Agee reading here.

Blog Question for "A Clack of Tiny Sparks"

Why does Cooper attend the "make out party"? What does he hope will happen? Why do you t hink he ends his description of the party wit the observation of the "clack of tiny sparks"? Why do you think he used that image for his title?