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Task 1: Click the image to accompany your reading with a professional audiobook. Listen and follow along. Read and make notes as you would for ANY story, but be particularly aware of any references/images that have a 'fairytale' quality. Make notes. Use the questions below from "In Fairyland Without a Map" as a guide.
Task 2: Click the picture to use the Deconstruction Questions as a guide for your small group discussion. You don't have to write out answers to them all, but you CAN and should add to your notes using the questions.
After your discussion Monday and Wednesday, complete the Writing Assignment on Google Classroom independently. You must submit by Thursday, April 1 (no fooling!) for full credit.
In Fairyland Without a Map
In Fairyland Without a Map
How is Connie's story a dark, modern fairytale? What about her can we see as subtle references to the princesses, maidens, girls in towers of childhood tales?
Is Arnold Friend an "anti-prince", the Big Bad Wolf? Revisit his descriptions and look for clues that link him to the fairytale tradition.
What about Connie's family? How can we locate them in the fairytale tradition?
Revisit the story for echoes of Cinderella, Rapunzel, Bluebeard, The Spirit in the Bottle, The Three Little Pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, The Pied Piper of Hamlin. Sometimes an allusion is small in the context of the story, it may seem insignificant on its own, but added to ALL the others, it creates a motif that enhances our understanding of theme.
Task 3: View an original newscast about the 'Pied Piper of Tucson' for a briefer overview of the crimes, the setting, the killer, and his victims. How do you see the influence of this story on "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"
Task 4: Click the picture to access the original LIFE magazine article that Oates was initially inspired by. You don't have to read the entire thing (it's long), but skim through and consider how this story of a serial killer, combined with the archetypal Death and the Maiden myth to influence the story.
Task 5: For Bob Dylan
Task 5: For Bob Dylan
Why did Joyce Carol Oates dedicate the story to Bob Dylan? Oates directly credits "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" as one of her influences, and "Hey Mr. Tambourine Man" also seems to echo some of Connie's experience. Where do you see connections between the songs and the story?
Why did Joyce Carol Oates dedicate the story to Bob Dylan? Oates directly credits "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" as one of her influences, and "Hey Mr. Tambourine Man" also seems to echo some of Connie's experience. Where do you see connections between the songs and the story?
Click the image of Bob Dylan to read and discuss the lyrics of both songs.
Click the image of Bob Dylan to read and discuss the lyrics of both songs.
Can you find MORE Dylan connections to the story? Search his catalog and see if you can find another song that vibes with Connie and Arnold.
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