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fandomhigh2021-11-16 08:32 am
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Fear in Literature, Tuesday 4th period
Jon stood in front of the class looking better than he had in several weeks, neat and put together. He felt almost bad about it, given the subject matter.
On the board was written: The Slaughter: Unpredictable, unmotivated violence; sudden pain. War.
"Good afternoon." Jon nodded to them. "So, for this week, you read All Quiet on the Western Front, which is almost entirely about this particular fear. And yet the protagonist apparently dies in peace. So, do you think he overcame his fear, or had it simply numbed him? How effectively does the work convey the fear and horror of war? As most of us here from Earth would have been on the opposite side of that war, does that make a difference to how you interpret it?"
At the end of class, next week's assignment was written on the board: "The Nothing Equation".
On the board was written: The Slaughter: Unpredictable, unmotivated violence; sudden pain. War.
"Good afternoon." Jon nodded to them. "So, for this week, you read All Quiet on the Western Front, which is almost entirely about this particular fear. And yet the protagonist apparently dies in peace. So, do you think he overcame his fear, or had it simply numbed him? How effectively does the work convey the fear and horror of war? As most of us here from Earth would have been on the opposite side of that war, does that make a difference to how you interpret it?"
At the end of class, next week's assignment was written on the board: "The Nothing Equation".