Blog Post Assignment for Mon, April 5

For our class on Monday, April 5:

1) Review the information on the method of "fantasy-theme criticism" and choose an artifact that you could analyze with this method. Make sure that your artifact has some evidence that a symbolic convergence has taken place (people have shared fantasy themes and a rhetorical vision related to the artifact). Popular artifacts, such as an advertisement, a song, a book, a film, etc, can be good examples.

2) Write down a 1-2 paragraph description of the artifact and its context. 

3) Examine the artifact carefully and make a list of references to setting, character, and action themes (see the example on page 102 in the textbook).

4) Post your responses to the items above to your individual blogs-- make sure to give a relevant title to your blog post.  Come to class prepared to briefly talk about your artifact and the possible rhetorical vision that emerges from the patterns in the artifact.