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ENGL 2307

ENGL 2307. 4 March 2014. Reminders of the future. Revised draft is due Thursday Next week we are reading Jennifer Crusie’s adaptation of The Turn of the Screw. Maybe This Time is long, so start early. We will discuss adaptation on Thursday. MLA Format. Double spaced all the way through

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ENGL 2307

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  1. ENGL 2307 4 March 2014

  2. Reminders of the future • Revised draft is due Thursday • Next week we are reading Jennifer Crusie’s adaptation of The Turn of the Screw. Maybe This Time is long, so start early. • We will discuss adaptation on Thursday.

  3. MLA Format • Double spaced all the way through • Header in the body of the paper • Name and page number on each page • Times New Roman 12 or equivalent • Works Cited and In-text citations

  4. Mary Austin • Biography—Alexa Riley • Historical Context—Jacob Acosta

  5. Mary Austin • 1868-1934 • Moved to California in 1888 • First book published 1903 • Feminist, Socialist, Nature writer • Interested in Native American culture • Friends with HG Wells, etc.

  6. California/The West • Gold Rush—1848 • Statehood—1850 • Immigration issues (Chinese) • Actively building railroads by 1860s—finished 1869 • Not the frontier—but not Illinois either

  7. “The Readjustment” • Haunter • Haunted • Haunting • Laying of the Ghost

  8. “The Readjustment” • Who is the narrator? What is different this time? What is the significance of this change? • Characterization: • What do we know about Em? How? • What do we know about her husband? How? • What do we know about the neighbor woman? How?

  9. “The Readjustment” • Setting • Where is this? • What do we know about it? • How does it change our view of the haunting?

  10. “The Readjustment” • What is the significance of the title?

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