Collect all your writing for this class and bring them to the last class on July 28th
Today’s class
We discussed the picture “The Voluptuary” and the descriptions of Jadis and how it is important to always support a claim with objective facts as evidence.
We discussed the key charactersitics of a fairy tale.
Writing: the characteristics of a fairy tale and of a myth.
The Japanese for “Happy New Year” is a phrase that means congratulations on the rebirthing of the year. The year was thought to have died on Dec. 31st, and then be reborn the next day. A fortunate event, indeed, worthy of celebration, and of congratulating one’s fellow beings, those who are still around to witness it.
Next week’s presentations by Ms. Anan, Fukuhara and Nakaoka.
Easy reading: read an easy reading book from the “Easy Reading” section of the library.
Record the details on your “ Reading List”. Include the following items:
Title, author, level, genre, comment
Today’s class
Presentations by
Ms. Inui – The Magician’s Nephew raises the topic of animal rights and animal experimentation. What attitude does the author seem to take on this topic? Use examples from the novel to illustrate your answer.
Ms. Kashiwagi –In many of C.S. Lewis’s works, both fictional and non-fictional, selfishness and being self-centered is associated very strongly with evil. Explain some ways that this idea is illustrated in The Magician’s Nephew
Ms. Kim – The Magician’s Nephew raises the topic of animal rights and animal experimentation. What attitude does the author seem to take on this topic? Use examples from the novel to illustrate your answer
Next time’s presentations by Ms. Nomura, Nishiyama and Nakayama.
Easy reading: read an easy reading book from the “Easy Reading” section of the library.
Record the details on your “ Reading List”. Include the following items:
Title, author, level, genre, comment
Chapter 15
Short Essay Questions
Today’s class
Temptation of Eve in the Garden of Eden. (Artwork by Duncan Long)
Presentations by
Ms. Tanaka H. – “The Cabby is chosen to be the first King of Narnia. What aspects of his character will make him a good king? “
He is honest
He is brave (not afraid of Jadis)
He is kind to his horse
He is religious
He is peace-loving (he is not interested in guns, like Uncle Andrew, but more interested in the Lion and his song).
He is a simple man – he prefers the countryside to the city of London (he only works in London because he cannot find work in the country).
Sonoda – “Charn is where Jadis, the personification of the powers of death and destruction comes from. Describe Charn and explain how this setting is also symbolic of death and destruction”
There is no life in Charn
No water
No grass or any green life
The sun is a dull red, it is old and coming to the end of its life.
At the end of the story, Aslan shows the children the dry pool which used to lead to Charn. There is no water in it now: Charn is dead.
Pee – “When Jadis comes to London, she has certain cultural expectations. People in London have contrasting cultural expectations. Describe some of the culture clashes that occur when Jadis spends time in London. Consider such things as law, dress, technology, magic and gender roles, plus any other cultural clashes that you find.”
She thinks everyone is her slave, to obey her.
She thinks she owns everyone and everything (she takes jewelry and does not think that she has to pay for it)
She rides the hansom cab in a very different way from ordinary people in our world.
She loses her magic power in our world (but not her physical strength).
Otome – “The mountain garden where Digory takes the Apple of Life from is intended to represent or be the Narnian equivalent of the Garden of Eden. Describe the mountain garden in your own words, and explain what it does and does not have in common with the mythical Garden of Eden. (Note: if appropriate, another mythological or legendary garden can be substituted for the Garden of Eden).”
Both are gardens created by a Creator (God in the Bible, Aslan in TMN).
The garden of Eden had just one rule: no eating of the fruit of the tree of Knowledge
The garden in TMN has 2 rules: “Come in by the gate or not at all” and “Take of the fruit for others only” (not for yourself).
In the both gardens, there is someone who tempts somone else to break a promise.
In Eden, it is Satan (in the form of a snake) who tempts Eve to break her promise to God not to eat the fruit of the tree of Knowledge.
In TMN, it is Jadis who tempts Digory to break his promise to Aslan.
