Wednesday, December 2, 2009

In-Class Essay: Lopsided Results


Artist's rendering of "The Birth-Mark"

Of those dozen of you who completed the in-class essay assignment today, nine wrote on "The Birth-Mark," two wrote on "Ethan Brand," and one on "The Minister's Black Veil." One hundred percent of the girls chose "The Birth-Mark" -- even those who are going to dramatize "Rappaccini's Daughter" and "Lady Eleonore's Mantle." I wonder if somehow this particular Hawthorne story was more vivid than the others? Or simply easier to write about?

Artist's rendering of Georgiana

Other results: The only Hawthorne story not chosen to be encapsulated and dramatized is "My, Kinsman, Major Molineaux." I guess no one wanted to get tarred and feathered.

6 comments:

  1. Those are pretty neat pictures!

    I, for one, felt like I was a little bit more familiar with the Birth Mark because we had discussed it during class. I was considering writing on Lady Eleanore's Mantle....but I was more confident going with the Birth Mark!

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  2. I was also more confident with "The Birthmark." I thought it was easier for me to identify aspects of the Romantic genre in it, but I guess I was wrong.

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  3. I love the paintings -- especially the compositions and the rendering of the nose! Nice! Who is the artist?

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  4. The artist is Erin Schectman of Cleveland:

    http://erinillustrates.com/bio.html

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  5. The pictures are great except for one important detail... The birth-mark is supposed to be on the left cheek.

    The main reason my group chose "Rappaccini's Daughter" is because we have a great idea for the setting. (But don't ask, it's going to be a surprise). By the way, Bartleby, did you spell "Rappaccini" wrong on purpose?

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  6. I was wondering if anyone would comment about the birth-mark being on the wrong side. of the face. Well done! And, no, I did exactly not spell Rappaccini's Daughter wrong on purpose, but I did notice that I misspelled it and decided not to correct it, out of, er, humility -- thinking of my earlier comment to Penelope. You miss nothing. Italians and their double-consonants!

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