tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648441142327111081.post156726541801646472..comments2023-08-10T01:27:48.509-07:00Comments on Queer Class: What if Tom Jenks, editor of Garden of Eden had sat in on our class today? An Imaginary Letter....English 580 Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04651047626416891555noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648441142327111081.post-48519282396775914892010-03-12T12:35:39.247-08:002010-03-12T12:35:39.247-08:00Meg,
That was an awesome letter!! As rachel prev...Meg,<br /><br />That was an awesome letter!! As rachel previously stated, your argument was very sound as well as convincing. I do agree that Catherine was indeed a very strategic part of the plot, and by cutting the sub-plots out, we as readers were able to focus more on her and her uniqueness. Great Job again, and you really took on the role/ voice of Tom Jenks!<br /><br />--AnisaEnglish 580 Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651047626416891555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648441142327111081.post-10445477042856982992010-03-12T12:01:17.653-08:002010-03-12T12:01:17.653-08:00I agree with Rachel. By taking a different vantag...I agree with Rachel. By taking a different vantage point, you make a great argument as to why the manuscript was edited into the version read. Catherine says she is the destructive type, but is she really that, or is she the creative type. Throughout the novel, she has created this all in her head as a way of exploring. I think that the point to be obtained is that Catherine defies people, and is called crazy for it. I love your usage of the book as a plaque to display Catherine. I would consider Catherine more of a creative genius than a destructive psycho. She also has charisma beyond compare, because she is able to get the other two to follow her plans. Only when the private becoming public do they protest, showing that, again, it is society that holds us into certain categories, and these categories can not be played with.<br /><br />-TedEnglish 580 Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651047626416891555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648441142327111081.post-63980109514015826632010-03-11T01:36:41.922-08:002010-03-11T01:36:41.922-08:00Your argument is very sound! I like your stance th...Your argument is very sound! I like your stance that since Catherine is the major force in the novel (the crashing wave), that Tom Jenks edited the novel to focus on her that way. She completely deviates from the ideal picture (or mythical norm) of a white woman: "Never before has a Hemingway woman fought so fiercely against all the binary expectations of society: Catherine refuses to be singularly, visibly, white; heterosexual; a woman and all that entails (fragile, predictable, safe)." I particularly like this passage from your post because you do a great job of showing the "queerness" of Catherine and exhibiting why she is the focus of the novel. I think that your voice is also very commanding and well-constructed by stepping outside of yourself and into the role of Tom Jenks.<br /><br />-RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com