Welcome...and initial guidelines...

This blog will be used in the spring of 2008 by 80+ students at Drexel University to investigate the effects of Iraq on culture and the reverse. Our goal will be to better understand why the US is in Iraq, and to question whether literature can help us on this journey.

Weekly plans and other materials will always be posted in Vista, not this blog. So go to Bb Vista to get the discussion prompts and other instructions.

I intend this blog to manage our discussions and track our collective investigation.

You should have received an email from me inviting you to become a contributor to this blog. The email was sent Monday afternoon to your official Drexel email address.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Bartlby and War

The post Foreshadow made a great point in comparison to Bartlby and families of war. It is the same point that had crossed my mind after reading Bartlby. The war influences much of what we do on a daily basis. This includes things like T.V. shows, music, movies, and just the way we run out lives. Those with family members in the war, are being placed and questioned about their loved one and how things in Iraq are going. Just like Foreshadowing made a comparison by saying that in Bartlby he writes about war and its effects on helping families and others, I find this very true. We as humans tend to feel a sense of guilt when bad things are occurring. This sense of guilt brings out the good in individuals, and in a way somewhat forces us to help those who are struggle with whatever the situation may be.

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