This week we are going to look at another opinion question, but I am going to ask you to practice developing support for your answer from the texts we are going to read. Some of you are reading three texts (Bradford, Morton and Hawthorne) about the Merrymount incident, and some of you are reading two texts (Bradford and Morton).
One of the strains that might be interesting to consider in relation to these texts is who you think, based on the texts and the author motivations discussed in class, might be the least biased observer. Bradford, with his desire to tell the unvarnished truth? Morton, with his nothing-to-lose attitude? Hawthorne who is wrestling with the legacy of his family and his Puritan heritage?
Another strain that you might consider is the following question. What is it that makes people want to write accounts of their experiences such as Bradford and Morton did? Do people write such accounts today? If so, for what purpose? If you were going to write such an account, what would you consider important enough to use as your theme?
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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