Hi Class,

For Monday:

1–Please be ready to talk about the main characters of Bartleby: the lawyer/narrator, Turkey, Nippers, Ginger nut, and Bartleby.

2– Be ready to address this question: does the lawyer redeem himself or Bartleby? Does Bartleby or the lawyer redeem himself at the end? Does the concept of guilt and confession help us make sense of the story?

3–In your notes, please define: Modernity and Modernism.

4–Lastly, read the short story “The Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka.

Please note: I’ve changed our weekly schedule: I swapped out a couple of readings and I’ve pushed off Quiz 2 to late October.

Best,

Prof. Scanlan