stolenhotelpen
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Just thought I'd start a thread... who's studying 'The Fiftieth Gate'??
I'm jus gonna guess u do ext english1.....hence the plath.Yeh, Im studying it too and absolutely hate it. Baker comes across as an arrogant man who is deliberately putting his parents through emotional torment to write a book about their experiences! Although i guess the book is insightful and thought provoking, I dont like it. Its poorly written and deliberately fragmented. I only read what i had to to get some techniques and just resorted to study notes for further understanding.
Related material is annoying too. I found Life Is Beautiful by Roberto Benigni and Triumph Of The Will directed by the lovely Leni Riefenstahl to be ok-ish.
Im trying to see if I can use Daddy by Sylvia Plath to show the memory side of the module (History and Memory) although progression is slow lol.
Can you (or anyone) explain the midrashian thing in more detail please?Yes it is a very bad read, but you still have to appreciated what baker is trying to do. He is trying to keep in theme with the midrashian beliefs that the jewish people employed. This is why the chapters arent linear.