The Family and Identity
Jane K. Marshall
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LITERATURE
The works to be considered, as mentioned, will ultimately serve as beginning places for discussions on the relationships between parent and child and identity. Thus “large”,issue-oriented,leading questions will have their place. However, it will be necessary, also, to view the works at hand as art-forms whose structures have meanings which should not be over-looked. I believe that students should become conscious of the artistic choices which are made by author and poet. To do so is to enjoy meaning in a conscious way. To do so is also to better understand the human being in the artist. Of course, the length of this unit precludes in-depth structural analysis of all of the works considered. During the course of this unit, students will consider such literary devices as point of view, symbolism, tone, methods of characterization, and setting. They will not, however, consider such devices all at once nor all with regard to each work read. Thus, for example, where symbolism seems to be of marked importance, symbolism will be studied; symbolism may be overlooked in another work whose meaning is more clearly tied with point of view. Once again, the study of literary devices occurs not for its own sake (in this unit) but rather as another way to approach meaning With a view toward discussion.
