Today I will return graded papers and be accepting any late homework or essays assigned. We will watch a film, if you like, based on the 1902 novel Wings of the Dove. It is not on the syllabus but an alternate choice of romantic stories, in this case tragic. If after watching the film you want to write about the characters portrayed and the situations they find themselves in, you have an excellent topic for essay three. Each of the main characters in the romantic triangle depicted offers interesting subject matter in terms of situation, motive, self-knowledge, commitment, and desire. We'll talk more in class about the film and here I'll post some essays written with regard to the novel presentation.
A link to the book, chapter by chapter, and reader comments:
http://www.online-literature.com/henry_james/wings_dove/
A short essay on the moral failings and symbols presented in the story:
http://literatureandbelief.byu.edu/publications/wings_critics.pdf
A commentary on film and book by a writer at Salon.com:
http://www.salon.com/2005/08/01/james_5/
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