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Textual Bodies: Modernism, Postmodernism, And Print, Michael Kaufmann
Textual Bodies: Modernism, Postmodernism, And Print, Michael Kaufmann
Michael E. Kaufmann
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How To Teach A True Spokane Story: Learning Sherman Alexie’S Lone Ranger And Tonto Fistfight In Heaven Through Tim O’Brien’S The Things They Carried, Michael E. Kaufmann
How To Teach A True Spokane Story: Learning Sherman Alexie’S Lone Ranger And Tonto Fistfight In Heaven Through Tim O’Brien’S The Things They Carried, Michael E. Kaufmann
Michael E. Kaufmann
Essay covers how teachers can build on O’Brien’s Things to explain Alexie’s strategy in Lone Ranger and Tonto. Sherman Alexie asserts that even though he altered many of the details, names, and events in his various stories, they are still true. In fact, they are “truer” because “they’re in a book” (LRT xx) Despite the insistence on the truth of the stories, Alexie admits that the stories “are the vision of one individual looking at the lives of his family and his entire tribe, so these stories are necessarily biased, incomplete, exaggerated, deluded, and often just plain wrong. But …
The Solace Of Bad Form: Tim O'Brien's Postmodernist Revisions Of Vietnam In "Speaking Of Courage", Michael Kaufmann
The Solace Of Bad Form: Tim O'Brien's Postmodernist Revisions Of Vietnam In "Speaking Of Courage", Michael Kaufmann
Michael E. Kaufmann
No abstract provided.
Something Worse: Frank Capra's Populist Noir And Springsteen's "The River", Michael E. Kaufmann, Michele R. Devinney
Something Worse: Frank Capra's Populist Noir And Springsteen's "The River", Michael E. Kaufmann, Michele R. Devinney
Michael E. Kaufmann
In Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town, Springsteen relies on film noir imagery to relay the cinematic yet stark lives of his protagonists. By The River he takes a more populist turn, but unlike director Frank Capra, he explores the dark side of populism that subsumes the desire of individuals to the larger will of the group. With each holiday season comes the viewing of the classic Capra film "It's a Wonderful Life," and the sentimental message that every person's life has value. But hidden more deeply is another message, a somewhat darker one, that in …
“Springsteen Noir: Learning To Walk Like Heroes”, Michael Kaufmann, Michele Devinney
“Springsteen Noir: Learning To Walk Like Heroes”, Michael Kaufmann, Michele Devinney
Michael E. Kaufmann
The cinematic aspect of Springsteen’s songs is an often noted quality, not the least by Springsteen himself. He specifically notes the “greater influence” of film, especially “the 40s and 50s film noir” on his writing in Darkness on the Edge of Town (even down to the title), but implies an equal, if less conscious influence, on Born to Run. Surprisingly, however, few have discussed exactly how film noir informs Springsteen’s work
“How To Tell A True Spokane Story: Sherman Alexie’S: Teaching O’Brien’S Things They Carried Through Alexie’S Tonto And Lone Ranger Fistfight In Heaven", Michael Kaufmann
“How To Tell A True Spokane Story: Sherman Alexie’S: Teaching O’Brien’S Things They Carried Through Alexie’S Tonto And Lone Ranger Fistfight In Heaven", Michael Kaufmann
Michael E. Kaufmann
Presentation covers how teachers can build on O’Brien’s Things to explain Alexie’s strategy in Lone Ranger and Tonto. Sherman Alexie asserts that even though he altered many of the details, names, and events in his various stories, they are still true. In fact, they are “truer” because “they’re in a book” (LRT xx) Despite the insistence on the truth of the stories, Alexie admits that the stories “are the vision of one individual looking at the lives of his family and his entire tribe, so these stories are necessarily biased, incomplete, exaggerated, deluded, and often just plain wrong. But in …