Nationality: American
Schooling: Public high school
Level: 9th honors
The List
The Odyssey/The Illiad by Homer
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Michaelsen
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Which of the required reading would you consider to be "classic," or part of the literary Canon. Are all these classics Western/British/American classics or not?
Well, the classics that come to mind of course is the Shakespeare and the Oddessey, which are both Western.
Did you read any literature or authors pertaining to your nationality or heritage? If so, what did you read?
House on Mango Street (Mexico)
Did you read any literature or authors that would be considered "international," in otherwords, not pertaining to your nationality or heritage? If so, what did you read? Were all of these international novels still considered part of Western (European/American) literature?
House on Mango Street was originally written in Spanish, but I think it's probably considered a part of Western Literature still.
Did you read any literature from a minority [non-white] author? If so, what did you read?
Yes. Sandra Cisneros (House on Mango Street), August Wilson (the Piano Lesson)
Did you read any literature from a GLBT author or concerning the GLBT community? If so, what did you read?
No
Did you read any literature from a female author? If so, what did you read?
Sandra Cisneros, Laurie Halse Anderson (House on Mango Street, and Speak).
Schooling: Public high school
Level: 9th honors
The List
The Odyssey/The Illiad by Homer
William Shakespeare
Charles Dickens
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Michaelsen
The Piano Lesson by August Wilson
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Which of the required reading would you consider to be "classic," or part of the literary Canon. Are all these classics Western/British/American classics or not?
Well, the classics that come to mind of course is the Shakespeare and the Oddessey, which are both Western.
Did you read any literature or authors pertaining to your nationality or heritage? If so, what did you read?
House on Mango Street (Mexico)
Did you read any literature or authors that would be considered "international," in otherwords, not pertaining to your nationality or heritage? If so, what did you read? Were all of these international novels still considered part of Western (European/American) literature?
House on Mango Street was originally written in Spanish, but I think it's probably considered a part of Western Literature still.
Did you read any literature from a minority [non-white] author? If so, what did you read?
Yes. Sandra Cisneros (House on Mango Street), August Wilson (the Piano Lesson)
Did you read any literature from a GLBT author or concerning the GLBT community? If so, what did you read?
No
Did you read any literature from a female author? If so, what did you read?
Sandra Cisneros, Laurie Halse Anderson (House on Mango Street, and Speak).