Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 221 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, April 4, 2016

The Fugue

We're going to spend time in class analyzing the other story, so I'd like you to respond to "The Fugue" here:


  • Why is it titled "The Fugue"? Look up its definition. The psychiatric meaning of the word definitely plays a part in this story. Does the musical one? 
  • Why the reoccuring line "Wild Turkey wakes up"?
  • Why isn't this story told in chronilogical order? 
  • Why all the repetitions of "Jeannie in a bottle!" on p. 104. Okay, so he's really saying this, but the narrator could say "Wild Turkey says ____ fifty times." Why is it written out?
  • Why is Wild Turkey called Wild Turkey? Why do the soldiers all have nicknames? 
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