Prospectus for the response essay to The Closing of the American Mind.
Prospectus for the response essay to The Closing of the American Mind.
Michael Kadish
I (This is assuming he writes back) "Noone can consider any works of literature to be racist."
A. Questioning the statement, w/examples of the major works of literature that have been banned.
1. Anti-religion
a Jewish
b Catholic
2. Anti-political
a communist
b democratic
3. Anti-minority
a African
b Indian
B. Analysis of his response
The rest is subject to how he has replied.
II (Without him writing back) "They do not understand the concept of evil."
A. I do not believe in the concept of evil.
B. Explain the arrival of Evil through the use of stories.
C. Verbal flow chart flowing with lines of empathy
1. Literary explanation
a. flaws in literary uses-Aaron the Moor
b. reversal of character
i. The Stranger
ii Paradise Lost
2. Hitler
3. Nixon
D. Dr. Bloom's lack of examples.
1. First explanation: He left it out (To be only slightly longer than this line.)
2. 2nd: He doesn't have one.
3. Feels he doesn't need one.
E. Closure
