This blog will serve as a medium for communication and content for History 332 - The American South in the Twentieth Century - Taught at the University of Mississippi, Spring Semester 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Burke - Second Half
Please post your questions for the second half of Burke below.
On page 350 of Burke's novel he compares a Louisiana landscape with a flock of birds flying in the sky to a similar Van Gogh painting with a flock of crows invading the picture. Throughout his novel, Burke makes many references to the beauty of a southern landscape. Is Burke trying to cling to a surreal picture of the Southern past or is he trying to foreshadow the coming of something different. Is he comparing the landscape and the invading flock to different aspects of southern life and culture and if so,what stance does he take on this invasion?
In the second half of Burke's novel, Jolie Blon's Bounce, in my opinion Burke is somewhat torn between the struggle of good and evil. In this case, what position is Burke trying to take in reference to the South?
Burke makes numerous references to religion in the novel. Based on these examples, what is Burke's opinion on religion in the south? What is he saying about religion with the character of Marvin Oates?
Dave talks about the "white worm" that is eating him from the inside after Legion's attack. He associates it with his downward spiral into addiction. How is this related to the guilt and shame prevalent in the southern identity.
In the second half of Burkes's novel, it seems as if James Lee Burke dives deeper in to Detective Robicheaux's fight between good and evil. Could Burke be refrencing the South in it's entirety as having the same struggle between good and evil?
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On page 350 of Burke's novel he compares a Louisiana landscape with a flock of birds flying in the sky to a similar Van Gogh painting with a flock of crows invading the
ReplyDeletepicture. Throughout his novel, Burke makes many references to the beauty of a southern landscape. Is Burke trying to cling to a surreal picture of the Southern past or is he
trying to foreshadow the coming of something different. Is he comparing the landscape and the invading flock to different aspects of southern life and culture and if so,what stance does he take on this invasion?
In the second half of Burke's novel, Jolie Blon's Bounce, in my opinion Burke is somewhat torn between the struggle of good and evil. In this case, what position is Burke trying to take in reference to the South?
ReplyDeleteBurke makes numerous references to religion in the novel. Based on these examples, what is Burke's opinion on religion in the south? What is he saying about religion with the character of Marvin Oates?
ReplyDeleteDave talks about the "white worm" that is eating him from the inside after Legion's attack. He associates it with his downward spiral into addiction. How is this related to the guilt and shame prevalent in the southern identity.
ReplyDeleteIn the second half of Burkes's novel, it seems as if James Lee Burke dives deeper in to Detective Robicheaux's fight between good and evil. Could Burke be refrencing the South in it's entirety as having the same struggle between good and evil?
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