If You Were Teaching...

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a one semester 2nd year college course in "Women's Lit," what novel would you teach???

I'm thinking about Jane Eyre, but would welcome other suggestions, just NOT The Handmaid's Tale, please.

ETA and not Mrs Dalloway, much as I love it, because I teach it in my 20th century lit course that some of my students in this upcoming course might have taken. And lidocafe teaches it in hers, so the same argument applies.

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[globalfruitbat.livejournal.com]

I love Unless -- I love the issues about translating in it -- how you have to speak the language but also truly understand it. The Japanese fellow I'm tutoring wants to be a translator and we've talked about that book.

What about The Diviners? But then, that might be addressed in another class. *goes to look at book shelf* A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is pretty fabulous. And there's always The Secret Garden, but seeing as it's a children's book officially, it probably wouldn't fit.

[lidocafe.livejournal.com]

i think i might know the student whom you are tutoring--does he go to camosun? if it's the same one, he's a nice guy and v. hardworking

[globalfruitbat.livejournal.com]

He does indeed! His name is Masa and he is very nice. My mum rides horses at the stable where he lives/works.

[lidocafe.livejournal.com]

That's the one.