HW12C due 4/20: Steppenwolf (And Future Readings)

April 17, 2015 By

1. Steppenwolf–Read and annotate up to p. 40 (Stop at The Treatise). These pages represent the beginning of the manuscript and Harry Haller’s journey.

Due 4/21: Steppenwolf–Read and annotate “The Treatise” (pp. 40-66). It is critical to understanding Harry’s psyche and it presents a blueprint of sorts to the rest of the novel. The treatise is comprised of three parts:

Part I (40-50)
Part II (50-56)
Part III (56-66)

Note: This reading is quite complex! I would suggest reading a bit of this section (perhaps Part I) of the treatise over the weekend.

Due 4/23: Steppenwolf–Read and annotate through p. 74.
Class Forum

HW12C due 4/13: Steppenwolf

April 2, 2015 By

1. Steppenwolf–Read the preface! (up to page 22) Annotate as you read (using post its) or after in your notebook!
2. (Be sure you have the read and annotated the following!)Carl Jung(Print, Read, and Annotate)–Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf is the manifestation of Jungian influence (as well as Nietzsche among other influences), so it is imperative that you be familiar with Carl Jung. In the reading focus on the following: collective unconscious, anima/animus, mother archetype, shadow, complex, ego, self, persona. As we read Steppenwolf, you will be expected to make connections to Carl Jung.

HAVE A WONDERFUL BREAK!

HW12 due 12/18: Steppenwolf Presentations

December 17, 2014 By

1. Steppenwolf Presentations–You should be ready to lead a discussion of your assigned room tomorrow! I am collecting outlines of your presentations on the day you present. The first three rooms present tomorrow and the last two on Friday. Some reminders:

Steppenwolf: The Magic Theater

  • Through analysis of Hesse’s Magic Theater you should be able to draw psychological/thematic conclusions related to Harry’s journey toward individuation. You should make Jungian connections!!!
  • Additionally, you are to help one another prepare for presentations/lectures later in the week and ultimately for the term final essay in January.

By the end of this period you should have finalized a formal/organized lecture on your assigned room. This should include:

  • Objective: What should we know by the end of the lecture?
  • Detailed outline of how you will illustrate/illuminate your objective. (This absolutely must include textual evidence. Additionally, you should make explicit connections to other stages of his journey.)

Guidance (Keep the following in mind):

* Pablo welcomes Harry to the Magic Theater! (175) Consider the significance of his role.

  • “It is the world of your own soul that you seek.” (175)
  • Behind each door exactly what you seek awaits you. (176)
  • You will introduce yourself to it (the theater) by means of a trifling suicide. (177)

The Rooms:

  1. Jolly Hunting: Great Hunt in Automobiles (180-190)
  2. Guidance in the Building up of the Personality (191-194)
  3. Marvelous Taming of the Steppenwolf (194-196)
  4. All Girls are Yours (197-203)
  5. How One Kills for Love (203-208)

Finally, in preparation for your presentation, consider:

  • The Objective
  • The specific experiences of your assigned room
  • What do those experiences suggest about Harry’s state of mind (emotionally, mentally, etc.)?
  • Where is Jung in all of this?

HW12 due 12/18: Steppenwolf

December 16, 2014 By

1. Steppenwolf–Finish the novel.
2. Steppenwolf Presentations–Ensure that you and your group are ready to discuss/analyze your assigned room in the Magic Theater. Expect your presentation to last 15 -20 minutes. The opening 10 minutes are yours to discuss the room’s significance. The second half of the presentation will be a question/answer session. Ultimately and most importantly, your group should demonstrate thematic/psychological/Jungian control of the room.

HW12 due 12/16 (12/17 for 12G): Steppenwolf

December 15, 2014 By

1. Steppenwolf–Read and annotate up to p. 208.
2. Class Forum–The Magic Theater
3. Steppenwolf Quiz

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