Above: Vladimir Nabokov
Objective - Explain the importance of specific details.
Agenda - 1) Discuss Nabokov essay; 2) Personal statement instructions.
Homework - Reread "Good Readers, Good Writers"; Write journal #4; begin drafting personal statement.
Journal #4:
Choose one of the quotes below: explain its context in the essay, what it means, and what it reveals about Nabokov’s views on literature and reading. THEN: connect it to another quote in the essay that you find yourself. Explain the connection.
“The truth is that great novels are great fairy tales…”
“Curiously enough, one cannot read a book: one can only reread it.”
“Or, and this is the worst thing a reader can do, he identifies himself with a character in the book.”
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