If you've been joining our online meetings or watching the recordings
on the course blog, you know that there are a few awesome diehards --
people that I will truly remember for the rest of my life -- who show up
every day and contribute their thinking to the course.
Yesterday,
I asked them what they thought would make a good essay prompt. They
basically went all Guy Montag on me and said they don't want to write
essays the way they've been told all their lives. Instead, they
suggested that I give you a menu of themes from the book, and techniques
that Ray Bradbury uses to convey those themes, and turn you loose.
In
today's meeting (coming up in about 5 minutes), I will explain the
menu, answer questions, and demonstrate an approach to writing the essay
live. Please join us! If you can't, please watch the recording later.
As always, if you have any questions, please comment to this post or
send me an email.
Hope you're all doing well. Here's the buffet:
THEMES
Self-determination
Materialism/ capitalism
Happiness/ peace of mind
Independence
Personal connection/ intimacy
Technology
Dystopian society
(*Note: censorship isn't on here. If you still think that's the main theme of the book, catch up with us!)
TECHNIQUES
Characterization
Figurative language
Dialogue
Extended metaphor (hands, for example)
Narrative voice
Plot development
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