Group Members: Myra Khan, Chi Zhang, Diana Rodriguez
Bartleby from “Bartleby the Scrivener” and Monkey from “Journey to the West” have completely opposite personalities. Monkey is hot headed while Bartleby is a little too calm for comfort. Using quotes from the text give examples as to how these two differ when put into difficult situations.
-Myra Khan
Using quotes from Life of a Sensuous Woman and “Bartleby the Scrivener”, develop a comparison as to how the two heroic models (The Heroic Journey & the three types of heros) we have learned in class contribute to a deeper understanding of the leading heros in the texts.
-Chi Zhang
Myra, I think your question might be missing a component. The question is actually very interesting because we do see a difference between Bartleby and Monkey. It’s almost like they are two opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to how active they are. In this case, I think your question can add the component of whether they have successfully gone through the hero’s journey and if so, what type of hero they are. I think that would highlight their differences as well as make us think how different/similar their journeys are considering their personalities. This way, we would be able to use the texts in class and connect them with the different literary tools we have learned in class.