[Vision2020] Literary Interpretation
Donovan Arnold
donovanarnold@hotmail.com
Thu, 20 Nov 2003 01:46:05 -0800
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<P>Rose and Auntie,</P>
<P>Thank you very much for the humor :) (not sure everyone will get it.)</P>
<P>Donovan </P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: DonaldH675@aol.com
<DIV></DIV>>To: vision2020@moscow.com
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: [Vision2020] Literary Interpretation
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:40:39 EST
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<DIV></DIV>>Dear Vision 20/20 readers
<DIV></DIV>>Recently Vision 20/20 has shown an extraordinary focus on "literature."
<DIV></DIV>>Auntie E. and I chatted about other books of interest and thought we might share
<DIV></DIV>>some of our personal favorites. In the best tradition of Vision 20/20, we have
<DIV></DIV>>summarized the plots (with one exception when the author did the work for us)
<DIV></DIV>>in the hope of providing you the "real" meaning of the work. We welcome any
<DIV></DIV>>additional recommendations you might share with us and the group.
<DIV></DIV>>Best,
<DIV></DIV>>Rose Huskey and Auntie E.
<DIV></DIV>>1. The Klansman – Thomas Dixon
<DIV></DIV>>“In the darkest hour of the life of the South, when her wounded people lay
<DIV></DIV>>helpless amid rags and ashes under the beak and talon of the Vulture, suddenly
<DIV></DIV>>from the mists of the mountains appeared a white cloud the size of a man's
<DIV></DIV>>hand. It grew until its mantle of mystery enfolded the stricken earth and sky. An
<DIV></DIV>>"Invisible Empire" had risen from the field of Death and challenged the
<DIV></DIV>>Visible to mortal combat.
<DIV></DIV>> How the young South, led by the reincarnated souls of the Clansmen of
<DIV></DIV>>Old Scotland, went forth under this cover and against overwhelming odds,
<DIV></DIV>>daring exile, imprisonment, and a felon's death, and saved the life of a people,
<DIV></DIV>>forms one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of the Aryan race.”
<DIV></DIV>>(From Dixon’s own introduction to the book. We couldn’t say better
<DIV></DIV>>ourselves.)
<DIV></DIV>> 2. The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina - Gerda Lerner
<DIV></DIV>>Dour Quaker sisters turn their backs on genteel Southern living to seek a
<DIV></DIV>>darker, disorderly life in the big city.
<DIV></DIV>>3. The Wonders of the Invisible World, - Cotton Mather,
<DIV></DIV>>This timeless story introduces the reader to the godly investigations and
<DIV></DIV>>persistent sleuthing of the youthful 17th cleric, Cotton Mather. Rev. Mather
<DIV></DIV>>employed his celebrated intuition and deductive reasoning (seminary trained, you
<DIV></DIV>>know) to uncovered the presence of numerous witches in Massachusetts. Never
<DIV></DIV>>one to leave a task undone, he offered further help in disposing of them
<DIV></DIV>>according to biblical instructions. Is it to late to say a big Thank You, Cotton?
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<DIV></DIV>>4) The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck
<DIV></DIV>>Oklahoma farm family takes extended vacation in southern California.
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<DIV></DIV>>5) Oliver Twist – Charles Dickins
<DIV></DIV>>Young beggar learns the value of hard work.
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<DIV></DIV>>6) To Kill A Mockingbird – Harper Lee
<DIV></DIV>>Southern patriarch defends the honor of his daughter; tells uppity lawyer
<DIV></DIV>>where to get off.
<DIV></DIV>>
<DIV></DIV>>7) The Invisible Man – Ralph Ellison
<DIV></DIV>>Narrator eschews affirmative action in favor of “boot-straps” road to
<DIV></DIV>>success.
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