tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052103690871116879.post7607760341465940131..comments2023-10-09T04:56:50.671-07:00Comments on Blog the Eclectic: The Classic-ness of Classicsgreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10188626600446773304noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052103690871116879.post-11449668428435768062013-01-09T14:32:34.275-08:002013-01-09T14:32:34.275-08:00Great post! I absolutely agree with you - characte...Great post! I absolutely agree with you - characters are possibly the most important thing when it comes to the impact a book has on us.Karen de Langehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976578068443326404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052103690871116879.post-87512550176156517682013-01-07T11:55:26.835-08:002013-01-07T11:55:26.835-08:00A wonderful post, Greg, with some fantastic exampl...A wonderful post, Greg, with some fantastic examples of classic reads. To Kill a Mockingbird is proving very popular in today's poll, so I think it has made its mark on many of the hop participants! Thank you for joining the hop!<br /><br />My best,<br />TerriTerri Giuliano Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775973275247706424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052103690871116879.post-56486172227334175592013-01-06T16:07:42.925-08:002013-01-06T16:07:42.925-08:00Greg - I whole heartily agree. The reader being a...Greg - I whole heartily agree. The reader being able to identify with the character(s) is key to being a classic. I will check out Roger Zelazny. I must confess I have never heard of him. I am now intrigued. ElisabethElisabeth Zguta, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10081907532476759685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052103690871116879.post-7503379650205803982013-01-05T09:55:04.602-08:002013-01-05T09:55:04.602-08:00Great post Greg.
I have read and seen the film ve...Great post Greg.<br /><br />I have read and seen the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird and loved them both. I agree that the characters are key to a classic and if we can feel what they feel then I believe it's hard not to get caught up in their story and enjoy it. David M. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14874584081593261033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052103690871116879.post-19945457619506222512013-01-04T14:56:25.306-08:002013-01-04T14:56:25.306-08:00I've taught TKAM numerous times to high school...I've taught TKAM numerous times to high school freshmen. It's a worthwhile classic indeed, but many students simply refuse to read it (or any book for that matter). That is why I like your point about relatable characters so much. Then again, it seems none of us enjoy literature quite as much when we are forced to read it for school...JeriWBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560326888524377308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052103690871116879.post-35823886111821316572013-01-03T15:43:53.619-08:002013-01-03T15:43:53.619-08:00It is a curious point. Joseph Conrad wrote the N* ...It is a curious point. Joseph Conrad wrote the N* and the Narcissus well before. The term was common up until the 1960s and most recently seems to be morphing yet again. Teens here on LI are using the term with each other without any negative connotations (within their circle). But yes, I agree that it does carry a seriously negative connotation to me and my contemporaries. I read it in the book as the way things were and it provides an even sharper counterpoint (for me) with the perspective of time to Scout's angst.greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188626600446773304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052103690871116879.post-87318056105938649192013-01-03T15:19:31.665-08:002013-01-03T15:19:31.665-08:00My son read To Kill in school and asked me to read...My son read To Kill in school and asked me to read it. I got nearly all the way through but finally hit a point, I just couldn't deal with seeing the N word anymore and set it aside.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052103690871116879.post-21660745684669809202013-01-03T14:19:45.545-08:002013-01-03T14:19:45.545-08:00I loved To Kill a Mockingbird because it was so na...I loved To Kill a Mockingbird because it was so natural and relatable. I also loved the Little House books, and I didn't read them until I was in my forties. Thanks for the post. New follower. <a href="http://aljambor.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Java With Jambor</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10617108138238393563noreply@blogger.com