- How does Jodie's life before she becomes an actress affect her work on her first film? What does her relationship w/ Glen Duveen have to do w/ her experience in Hollywood? Why does Carpenter spend almost a whole page giving the back story of Duveen (p. 209) when we'll soon never see him again?
- What is the problem about Harry casting his girlfriend (Jody)?
- Why is that one sentence set by itself in italics all alone on p. 293?
- Why does the novel end before the film is finished and released? What do you think happened w/ the film?
- Did you remember Jody from A Couple of Comedians (p. 78 etc.)? What is the connection between that novel?
Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 252 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing/reading on a weekly basis in an informal forum.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Finishing The True Life Story of Jody McKeegan
As we finish up this novel, I like you to think about some of the following questions:
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