Category Archives: Reading and Analysis 2013

“The Things They Carried” in Thailand

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Roundtable Conversation

We have discussed literature in terms of how it is a form of preservation. Since we are examining Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” this week as events in Thailand are playing out, the syllabus topic “How to Tell Truth … Continue reading →

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History and Surprises

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Roundtable Conversation

How are past, present, and future events in “The Palace Thief” connected through cause and effect? What about through literary devices?

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Warning Forms and Content

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Roundtable Conversation

Last Monday we began our two-week discussion of Ethan Canin’s devious long story, “The Palace Thief.” Opening the narrative, Hundert the history teacher gives this explanation for eschewing warnings: “for a man of my calling learns quickly that all warnings … Continue reading →

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Living Art and Life: Misreadings

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Roundtable Conversation

As Neena Beber’s play Misreadings ends, we get Simone’s earlier lines “replayed, altered past the moment of regret, held over and over until they are bent into new possibilities” (10). The incremental alterations move from “That’s a lot of money. … Continue reading →

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What Does Learning Look Like?

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Roundtable Conversation

These next few months Roundtable Conversation invites discussion on several literary works. This week, we are looking at Neena Beber’s power-packed ten-minute play Misreadings. One of the prickly things raised in it is the idea of learning. Simone, the student … Continue reading →

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