Sept 11, 2023

EFP 10 (E)

Please read p 164-172. Like we did in class, box one passage for each section, and make a note in the margins as to why you chose the passage. The passage should be a phrase, sentence/ sentences that help ou best understand the topic of the passage.

Please bring this to class on Wednesday, as we will use it in class.

EN 11 (F)

If you elect to read "Blanca and the Departure" before class, please note a couple things - 

1. you can ignore the annotations. I photocopied the text from a personal copy, where I was tracking something else.
2. again, the key here is atmosphere and setting. I'm going to speak to this more, but the author, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, was fascinated by a gothic Barcelona (Spain), and the effects of the Spanish Civil War. I think this article is perhaps the most accessible: https://theconversation.com/why-the-spanish-civil-war-continues-to-haunt-gothic-literature-102001