Dreams and Inward Journeys: A Rhetoric and Reader for WritersA truly unique book in its field, Dreams and Inward Journeys,4/e explores the relationships between self-understanding, reading and writing. Chapters include reflective essays, poems, memory, gender roles, the anti-self, social definitions of self, and the visionary process itself. The emphasis on dreams and the imagination has been proven to excite and motivate students. |
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Page 105
... narrator's mortal existence . The narrator , in the midst of such information , recognizes the re- strained capacity of his mind . He will never absorb the full contents of his book be- fore his life ends , and in understanding the ...
... narrator's mortal existence . The narrator , in the midst of such information , recognizes the re- strained capacity of his mind . He will never absorb the full contents of his book be- fore his life ends , and in understanding the ...
Page 107
... narrator , as he re- alizes his insignificance , his lack of purpose , his hopelessness , prescribes the reality for us all . We will never know everything . Yet the narrator is presented in the story as a flawed seeker of truth . He ...
... narrator , as he re- alizes his insignificance , his lack of purpose , his hopelessness , prescribes the reality for us all . We will never know everything . Yet the narrator is presented in the story as a flawed seeker of truth . He ...
Page 272
... narrator to be sick ? 2. Characterize John and then contrast him to the narrator . Who is in con- trol ? Why ? How does their relationship change as the story develops ? 3. Why doesn't John think that the narrator should write ? Why ...
... narrator to be sick ? 2. Characterize John and then contrast him to the narrator . Who is in con- trol ? Why ? How does their relationship change as the story develops ? 3. Why doesn't John think that the narrator should write ? Why ...
Contents
Discovering Ourselves in Writing | 1 |
Merle Woo Poem for the Creative Writing Class | 12 |
Julia Alvarez Writing Matters essay | 20 |
Copyright | |
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