In addition to our last question about truth in fiction...

What is gained or lost in studying a work of fiction alongside a historical unit of study? For example, is it beneficial to watch/read a fictitious movie/book such as, "The Other Boleyn Girl" while you are studying the history of British rule? Many universities are pushing this type of education. Do you agree with it? (for those of you who don't know, Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII. She was sentenced to death and beheaded by her husband- The King of England. She had a sister who was rumored to be one of the Kings mistresses around the same time)

Quotes

I found these two qutoes in the life of Pi and I thought they were really interesting. Do you think they are true? Do they make sense to you? Do they relate to life in any way?

"To chose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a a means of transportation."

"That which sustains the universe beyond thought and language, and that which is at the core of us and struggles for expression, is the same thing. The finite within the infinite, the infinite within the finite."

Tuesday's Blog Question

Can truth exist in fiction? How about vice versa?

Quote.

I was flipping through one of my favourite novels today, A Clockwork Orange, and I came across this quote. I thought it'd be a good one to discuss.

"Does God want goodness or the choice of goodness? Is a man who chooses to be bad
perhaps in some way better than a man who has the good imposed upon him?"

Any comments?

The Life of PI

For those of you who have started the Life of Pi what do you think so far? When I read it the first time, I found it slow at first to get into, are you finding that as well? Finally, do you like how the author writes?

Final Project

Has anyone else felt as if we were not given enough class time for this project or that since Ms. Clifford was not in class that it was more difficult to know what exactly the project was to look like.

Also did anyone remember to give in their hand outs on friday?

Afghanistan

Whether you have finished, or are close to being finished "The Kite Runner", do you think that your ideas and knowledge of Afghanistan, have changed? Have your opinion(s) of Afghanistan's political and social state changed?