HeyJaredThe Reader & the Writer
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Twenty Thousand Leagues | Part 5 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules’ Verne. In this episode, Rhea and Shari discuss the conflicting visions the story is continuing to present as we travel with Nemo and his captors. They talk about the ways this “enigmatic Nemo” is beginning more and more to rhyme with the “complicated Odysseus” (a liberator in the inverse? Hmmm… something to consider). They touch on the continuing conversation this story seems to be having about freedom v. knowledge, and wonder abou
Twenty Thousand Leagues | Outline 4 (opens the original)
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What Are Stories For? And, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Outline 3 (opens the original)
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | Part 3 (opens the original)
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Welcome back to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. In this episode, Rhea and Shari continue to scratch their heads over Nemo. Who is this ever-mysterious figure?? They They discuss the narrative and wonder over the central conflict. Where is the story boiling? Who is the main character? is there a central conflict? Or simply a central question? They discuss character counterpoints, and revisit the question of freedom. They talk about isolation and the motif of time passing, an
Welcome to Harry Potter! (opens the original)
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Welcome to our next school -year long read, the Harry Potter series , by J. K. Rowling! In this episode, Rhea and Shari lay talk about their biggest excitements and apprehensions about doing a close read of Harry Potter . They lay out the reading schedule, and all the fun extras they have planned for paying subscribers. They discuss an ancient, four-layered approach to examining a literary work that they plan to bring to their Harry Potter reading, writing, and discussing. They talk about all th
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