Subject: Re: vocational guidance & Squalor
From: Lucy Pearson (lucy@ejpearson.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Tue Jan 04 2000 - 17:25:30 EST
RE: vocational guidance & Squalor
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From: Baader, Cecilia
To: bananafish@lists.nyu.edu
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 5:37 PM
Subject: RE: vocational guidance & Squalor
May I suggest "Uncle Wiggly in Connecticut"? It is, for me, one of the Old Man's finer-crafted stories. Such nuance, such sadness. The lost Walt, the beleagured Ramona, there's so much to discuss. You'll have people who will totally miss the point and others that will see it immediately. I've always wanted to discuss both this and "Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes" in a classroom environment, simply because each story can easily be read two entirely different ways. Angry young students, each able to find passages that will support their viewpoints. Brilliant.
Regards,
Cecilia.
Hear, hear. "Uncle Wiggily" is one of my favourites. The ending, when she says "I was a nice girl, wasn't I" is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. I am also very fond of "Just Before the War WIth the Eskimo's", although I maybe wouldn't suggest it particularly for teaching.
Love, (My two pence, since I'm English) Lucy-Ruth
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