A story I found very meaningful is the first reading we were assigned, “The Handsomest Drowned Man In the World.” I really like the magical realism quality; it makes me think of ancient mythology and the origins of storytelling. The union of men and women coming together for a greater, peaceful good is also a lovely message that I find very enriching. A group of coming of age stories I also found meaningful are “Salvation,” “The Lesson,” “Araby,” “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” and “The House on Mango Street.” Seeing the young protagonists of these stories having these experiences and epiphanies that are guiding them into their adult life, or the mysterious dark fate for Connie in “Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been?”, is so powerful. The readings I enjoyed the least are the British poems and sonnets. I can’t help but find them too rigid. I have never been the biggest Shakespeare fan. I really enjoyed the wide variety of readings and exchanging thoughts about them with everyone in the class.
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Victoria, thanks for your comprehensive response. I tend to like coming-of-age stories too, but I don’t think I realized how many of them are in the curriculum. I understand your feelings about the British poems and the other sonnets. They are sometimes a little hard to “crack” due to the very formal language. In a sense, they are rigid, at least in terms of their structure. I’m glad you liked the discussion board. It’s really the only way students in a class can communicate in an asynchronous online course. And, I don’t know if you realize it, but we had two different sections of ENG 201 participating in the same discussions.