Monday, June 20, 2005

Reading Preparation

Hey, all. I have found it helpful to learn a bit about the books that form the backbone of Reading Lolita in Tehran. Some of them I have never read and others have needed a refresher. Here are links to Spark notes on each of the books: Lolita , The Great Gatsby, Daisy Miller, and Pride and Prejudice.

It's helpful to look up a couple additional papers as well that give some context to the authors of those books. Doing this preparation only takes a little time and will add a lot to your appreciation of Nafisi.

3 Comments:

Blogger George said...

Thanks for the good tip, kid!

June 20, 2005 10:44 AM  
Blogger John Ottinger III (Grasping for the Wind) said...

Thanks for the links, Kevin. I had no idea that Lolita was so maudlin. I can't wait to see what corellaries are drawn between Lolita, Humbert and the women and men of Tehran.

June 21, 2005 3:41 PM  
Blogger George said...

John, you may have read this by now, but in page 35 she writes this:

"I want to emphasise once more that we were not Lolita, the Ayatollah was not Humbert and this republic was not what Humbert called his princedom by the sea."

So far, I am unsure what the significances of Lolita's characters are in this book.

June 26, 2005 11:05 PM  

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