Mary HicksLast Response: Lincoln in The BardoGeorge Saunders has described the question at the core of this book as, “How do we continue to love in a world in which the objects of our…2 min read·Apr 27, 2021----
Mary HicksLincoln in the BardoReadings: Chion “The Three Listening Modes” Listen: 99% Invisible: The NBC Chimes2 min read·Apr 19, 2021----
Mary HicksThe History of LoveLeo fears becoming invisible. How does fiction writing prove a balm for his anxiety?2 min read·Apr 14, 2021----
Mary HicksResponse/Project IntroductionFor the final project, I will be doing a literary textual biography on Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night. I’ll look into the theory of…2 min read·Apr 5, 2021----
Mary HicksCYOAMy CYOA map will be on Calvino’s If on a Winter’s Night. I chose this text because I enjoyed it, but I also saw it as a challenge to try…2 min read·Mar 29, 2021----
Mary HicksHypertextualityHaas mentions that a wampum is “a hybridization of the oral tradition and symbolism is woven into the material rhetoric.” Where else do we…2 min read·Mar 15, 2021----
Mary HicksThe Great Gatsby and TeenagersWhy is this book so often taught to teenagers? What does it have to say to us at that age? What does it say now?2 min read·Mar 8, 2021----
Mary HicksThe Great GatsbyWhat is the experience of reading The Great Gatsby as a graphic novel so far? I’m interested in the ways your reading might be different…2 min read·Mar 1, 2021----
Mary HicksThe Great GatsbyWhat is your familiarity with The Great Gatsby? Have you read it before? More than once? At different times in your life? What adaptations…1 min read·Feb 22, 2021----
Mary HicksIf on a Winter’s Night a TravelerYou, as a reader, are directly addressed and involved in the narrative of Calvino’s text. Did you feel this to be limiting in any way? Did…2 min read·Feb 8, 2021----