[Vision2020] Literary Interpretation
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Dear Vision 20/20 readers
Recently Vision 20/20 has shown an extraordinary focus on "literature." =20
Auntie E. and I chatted about other books of interest and thought we might s=
hare=20
some of our personal favorites. In the best tradition of Vision 20/20, we h=
ave=20
summarized the plots (with one exception when the author did the work for us=
)=20
in the hope of providing you the "real" meaning of the work. We welcome any=
=20
additional recommendations you might share with us and the group.
Best,
Rose Huskey and Auntie E.
1. The Klansman =E2=80=93 Thomas Dixon
=E2=80=9CIn the darkest hour of the life of the South, when her wounded peop=
le lay=20
helpless amid rags and ashes under the beak and talon of the Vulture, sudden=
ly=20
from the mists of the mountains appeared a white cloud the size of a man's=20
hand. It grew until its mantle of mystery enfolded the stricken earth and sk=
y. An=20
"Invisible Empire" had risen from the field of Death and challenged the=20
Visible to mortal combat.=20
How the young South, led by the reincarnated souls of the Clansmen o=
f=20
Old Scotland, went forth under this cover and against overwhelming odds,=20
daring exile, imprisonment, and a felon's death, and saved the life of a peo=
ple,=20
forms one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of the Aryan race.=
=E2=80=9D
(From Dixon=E2=80=99s own introduction to the book. We couldn=E2=80=99t say=
better=20
ourselves.)
2. The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina - Gerda Lerner
Dour Quaker sisters turn their backs on genteel Southern living to seek a=20
darker, disorderly life in the big city.
3. The Wonders of the Invisible World, - Cotton Mather,=20
This timeless story introduces the reader to the godly investigations and=20
persistent sleuthing of the youthful 17th cleric, Cotton Mather. Rev. Mathe=
r=20
employed his celebrated intuition and deductive reasoning (seminary trained,=
you=20
know) to uncovered the presence of numerous witches in Massachusetts. Never=20
one to leave a task undone, he offered further help in disposing of them=20
according to biblical instructions. Is it to late to say a big Thank You, C=
otton?
=20
4) The Grapes of Wrath =E2=80=93 John Steinbeck
Oklahoma farm family takes extended vacation in southern California.
=20
5) Oliver Twist =E2=80=93 Charles Dickins
Young beggar learns the value of hard work.
=20
6) To Kill A Mockingbird =E2=80=93 Harper Lee
Southern patriarch defends the honor of his daughter; tells uppity lawyer=20
where to get off.
=20
7) The Invisible Man =E2=80=93 Ralph Ellison
Narrator eschews affirmative action in favor of =E2=80=9Cboot-straps=E2=80=
=9D road to=20
success.
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<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>Dear Vision 2=
0/20 readers<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>Recently Visi=
on 20/20 has shown an extraordinary focus on "literature."<SPAN style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Auntie E. and I chatted about other boo=
ks of interest and thought we might share some of our personal favorites.<SP=
AN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> In the best tradition of Vision 20/20,=
w</SPAN>e have summarized the plots (with one exception when the author did=
the work for us) in the hope of providing you the "real" meaning of th=
e work.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We welcome any additi=
onal recommendations you might share with us and the group.<o:p></o:p></FONT=
></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>Best,<o:p></o=
:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>Rose Huskey a=
nd Auntie E.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>1.<SPAN style=
=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><I style=
=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Klansman</I> =E2=80=93 Thomas Dixon<o:p=
></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>=E2=80=9CIn t=
he darkest hour of the life of the South, when her wounded people lay helple=
ss amid rags and ashes under the beak and talon of the Vulture, suddenly fro=
m the mists of the mountains appeared a white cloud the size of a man's hand=
. It grew until its mantle of mystery enfolded the stricken earth and sky. A=
n "Invisible Empire" had risen from the field of Death and challenged the Vi=
sible to mortal combat. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3> &=
nbsp; How the young South, led by the reincarna=
ted souls of the Clansmen of Old Scotland, went forth under this cover and a=
gainst overwhelming odds, daring exile, imprisonment, and a felon's death, a=
nd saved the life of a people, forms one of the most dramatic chapters in th=
e history of the Aryan race.=E2=80=9D<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">(From </SPAN>=
<st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">Dixon</SPA=
N></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">=E2=
=80=99s own introduction to the book.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
; </SPAN>We couldn=E2=80=99t say better ourselves.)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT>=
</P>
<P><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"> 2=
.<SPAN style=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><I>The Gri=
mke Sisters from </I></SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><I><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAM=
ILY: 'Comic Sans MS'">South Carolina</SPAN></I></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN=
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"> <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">&=
nbsp;</SPAN>- <SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Gerda Lerner<o:=
p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>Dour Quaker s=
isters turn their backs on genteel Southern living to seek a darker, disorde=
rly life in the big city.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3D3>3.<SPAN style=
=3D"mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><I style=
=3D"mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Wonders of the Invisible World</I>, - <=
SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Cotton Mather, <o:p></o:p></FO=
NT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3D3>This timeless=
story introduces the reader to the godly investigations and persistent sleu=
thing of the youthful 17<SUP>th</SUP> cleric, Cotton Mather.<SPAN style=3D"m=
so-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rev. Mather employed his celebrated intuitio=
n and deductive reasoning (seminary trained, you know) to uncovered the pres=
ence of numerous witches in Massachusetts. Never one to leave a task undone,=
he offered further help in disposing of them according to biblical instruct=
ions.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Is it to late to say a=20=
big Thank You, Cotton?<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </=
FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3D3>4)<SPAN style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Grapes of Wrath =E2=80=93 John Stei=
nbeck<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3D3><st1:State=
><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weigh=
t: bold">Oklahoma</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY:=20=
'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> farm family takes extended vac=
ation in southern </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: '=
Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">California</SPAN></st1:place></s=
t1:State><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight:=20=
bold">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </=
FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3D3>5)<SPAN style=
=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Oliver Twist =E2=80=93 Charles Dickins<=
o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT size=3D3>Young beggar=20=
learns the value of hard work.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </=
FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>6)<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
; </SPAN>To Kill A Mockingbird =E2=80=93 Harper Lee<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN>=
</P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>Southern patriarch defends the honor of h=
is daughter; tells uppity lawyer where to get off.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'"><o:p><FONT size=3D3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>7)<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> =
; </SPAN>The Invisible Man =E2=80=93 Ralph Ellison<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN><=
/P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMIL=
Y: 'Comic Sans MS'"><FONT size=3D3>Narrator eschews affirmative action in fa=
vor of =E2=80=9Cboot-straps=E2=80=9D road to success.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPA=
N></P></BODY></HTML>
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