I have to say, I think The Handmaiden's Tale is astounding. I've never read Frankenstein though, so I guess I don't have much perspective. However, I'm sure most students at least know the story of Frankenstein, so the Atwood might be something new to get them to think about? Of course, there are no monsters in the Atwood - or in Austen, so if you want monsters, go with Frankenstein.
Yeah, I just turned in my book order form a couple of hours ago, and I ended up going with Atwood for precisely that reason: it's a pretty amazing book (if hella depressing) and it'll be a little newer to them. (I'm glad our minds run along similar lines!)
Of course it was pretty much impossible for me to come up with a good theme: I'm doing Oedipus Rex, Othello, Pride and Prejudice and The Handmaid's Tale. (I briefly thought about replacing P&P with Frankenstein, so that I could go with a sort of horror/tragedy/dystopia theme, but it seemed a bit depressing to teach and I REALLY want to teach Austen. Also I don't want an entire class full of goth kids.)
So any good ideas for an organizing theme around those four? So far I can come up with grouping themes that'll cover up to three of them, but nothing that'll cover all four. But I think an organizing theme will help me come up with some more good stuff along that theme from the anthology over the summer.
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Of course it was pretty much impossible for me to come up with a good theme: I'm doing Oedipus Rex, Othello, Pride and Prejudice and The Handmaid's Tale. (I briefly thought about replacing P&P with Frankenstein, so that I could go with a sort of horror/tragedy/dystopia theme, but it seemed a bit depressing to teach and I REALLY want to teach Austen. Also I don't want an entire class full of goth kids.)
So any good ideas for an organizing theme around those four? So far I can come up with grouping themes that'll cover up to three of them, but nothing that'll cover all four. But I think an organizing theme will help me come up with some more good stuff along that theme from the anthology over the summer.
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