Daphne Young:
Looking at the Heroic Journey model by Joseph Campbell, how is Monkey’s journey to enlightenment (from Journey to the West) similar to the narrator’s journey from Life of a Sensuous Woman?
Susanna Domosi:
How does Melville, the author of Bartleby the Scrivener and Saikaku, the author of The Life of a Sensuous Woman use their main characters to comment on society? How is this commentary on society similar and how is it different?
Jiwoo Han:
Compare the main characters, Monkey and Bartleby, from “Journey to the West” and “Bartleby the Scrivener”. How do their character traits help Monkey’s journey to enlightenment and Bartleby’s heroic journey respectively?
3 responses so far ↓
m.khan10 // Mar 16th 2017 at 11:46 pm
I think Daphne’s question is definitely one that we could see on the midterm. There are certain similarities between the heroic journeys of both Monkey and the Woman and I believe that is a theme we might have to explore further when we take the midterm.
j.moreno1 // Mar 17th 2017 at 12:18 am
Susanna, I think you pose a great question. Most of the other questions seem to focus on the main characters of the stories. On the other hand, your question asks us to focus on the authors of the stories and the impact they have on portraying a message through the main characters. Your questions asks us to have a different view point and I think it is something worth keeping in mind for the midterm.
p.cheung // Mar 17th 2017 at 1:08 am
Jiwoo’s question is very effective for the midterm. It is very precise and to the point. Both stories have similar journeys with plenty of evidence to back it up. Because the main theme of every story was about a journey, this question is doable for the midterm.
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