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Nina Sadur

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Nina Sadur

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    1. Nina Sadur

    2. Outline Announcements Examination #4 Extra Credit Final Recitation Sorcery in Russia today Nina Sadur Background Stories “The Cute Little Redhead” “Rings” “The Witch’s Tears” “Silky Hair”

    3. Examination #4 Exam #4: Wednesday, December 5 Makeup examination When: Friday, December 14 at 8:00 a.m. Where: Slavic Department (1417 CL) As always, notification required within 24 hours of regular examination time

    4. Extra-Credit Deadline Extra credit work due in Slavic Department (1417 CL) by 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 7 Accepted only from students who had conferences by the required deadline Must be submitted on paper (not electronically) No extensions (early submissions welcome)

    5. Why You Should Attend the Final Recitation Last chance to earn 3 more points Topic is “Censored Tales” Pick up handout Wednesday as you leave the examination Student course evaluations

    6. Sadur: Biography Born 1950 in Novosibirsk (Siberia) Raised in working-class neighborhood; mother was a teacher of Russian literature, father a poet Early appreciation of rich language and beliefs of the uneducated Former cleaning lady, Pushkin Theater, Moscow

    7. Sadur: Works Drama The Wondrous Old Woman (1982/89) Pannochka (1985–86) (based on Gogol'’s “Viy”) Prose Touched (1990) The Garden (1993–95)

    8. Sadur: Characteristics “Realism of the illusory” Siberia and the countryside Female characters Character’s perspective Unreliable narrators The Devil and unclean forces

    9. “That” “There is something in it, of course. One cannot understand it right away, cannot name what is abnormal, out of the ordinary, different from all the things that we do in life. If you choose to numb yourself with everyday life routine you may not notice how that is always with us, watching our every step … our age chose to ignore it for people not to be afraid of events that are unclear or inapplicable to reality … But the person who, stubbornly, would want to penetrate into that is doomed. He will go crazy, or die, or become a drunkard.”

    10. Sadur Tales Tales of Initiation “The Cute Little Redhead” “Rings” Tales of Spoiling “The Witch’s Tears” “Silky Hair”

    11. “Cute Little Redhead” (1) Characters Natashka Soloviova (“Sleepy”) Landlady Murzik, the gray cat “The Cute Little Redhead” Serezha Koloskov

    12. “The Cute Little Redhead” (2) What is the story about? How do we know? What tasks does Natashka’s landlady assign her, and why? Why does the landlady disapprove of Natashka’s medication? What is the significance of Natashka’s school project, the little shirt she sews? Who is Murzik and what is his function? Who or what is the “little redhead”? Why does he resemble Natashka? How does his visit change her life?

    13. “Rings” (1) Characters: Larisa (narrator) Liubka (= ‘love’) Vakheta Levan Sasha

    14. “Rings” (2) What is the story about? How to do we know? How are rings and dreams similar and different? What are the functions of the two rings? How are Larisa and Liubka similar and different? How is their relationship represented? What do the three dreams suggest? What is suggested by their context? How are the two men similar? How are their fates related?

    15. “The Witch’s Tears” What does the story’s title suggest? Baba Yaga vs. Sadur’s witch Good names for a band: Creepy Dove Death Vitka and the Babyheads Who is the witch protecting? Who is really spoiled in the story? Sadur’s narrator

    16. “Silky Hair” Why did Yelena cast a spell on the woman’s child? Why are the babies of the two women so mysteriously linked? Why should the woman protect Yelena when she meets with the fortune teller? Why should she try to hide Yelena’s face? Why does Yelena keep a photograph of the woman? What is its function? What is the role of the man in the story?

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