With knowledge comes suffering Blog #10

Song of Solomon is a novel about many things. For the main characters who are young when the story begins, the novel is a coming of age story. Milkman, Guitar, Corinthians, Lena, Hagar all must grow-up whether they want to or not.

In this blog post, write about one or several difficulties in growing-up and about being a teenager in general. What are some of the paradoxes, the pathos of being a teenager, and/or the difficult lessons you may have had to learn--or may still be learning.

All in the Family Blog post #9

In this blog post you should write about your family. You can choose a certain person, a certain family ritual, activity, something that may be annoying to you about your family, something you may be proud about, something that is quirky or weird, or maybe something that significantly changed your family.

This is not the opportunity to have a teenage rant about your annoying mother, but rather an opportunity to think about your family and write as if you were explaining to someone you just met about your family.

After it's all said and done Blog #8

After all the discussions in class about Oedipus, Harold Crick and the seemingly endless circle of fate and responsibility, what do you walk away with knowing, understanding, doubting, or wondering?