Discussion Questions
Discussion Question 6
Directions:
- After reading the lecture, answer one of the following questions. This question is due no later than Thursday, October 15.
- Your responses to other students' answers are due by midnight on Sunday, October 18.
- Remember: in order to get the full 20 points, you MUST respond thoughtfully to at least 3 or 4 other people's postings. This set of discussion questions is worth a possible 20 points.
- Late answers and responses receive 0 points, so post early :)
We will be using the ETUDES Discussion Board for this class. Click on the link below to get to the ETUDES portal, sign in, and then click on the tab for this class. You will find the "Discussion and Private Messages" link on the left side of the screen:
1. Both Ask the Dust and The Day of the Locust give portraits of Los Angeles in the 1930s. Compare those portraits: do Fante and West have the same view of Los Angeles?
2. The original title of The Day of the Locust was The Cheated. In your opinion, which title is more appropriate for the novel?
3. For fans of The Simpsons: Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, said in an interview that he named Homer Simpson after the character of the same name in The Day of the Locust. What similarities can you see between the two Homer Simpsons?
Hollywood is where they shoot too many pictures and not enough actors.
~ Walter Winchell