Thursday, October 15, 2009

One Essential Question

Please post One Essential Question for our study of "Notes from Underground" here:

Simply, what is one core, guiding, question that we have continually asked during our reading of "Notes" and has been answered through our conversations, assignments, and study of the text.

Let me know if you have any questions.

21 comments:

Dylan Martini said...

What is the Underground Man searching for?

Daniel Davis said...

What is the Underground Man's disease?

Chelsea Johnson said...

What is the Underground?

Briana Bouchard said...

Who is the Underground Man in the context of our lives?

katecav said...

What is a man of action versus a man of thought? Or is there no difference?

Bishop said...

For those looking for a bit of challenge--think a little bit more broadly and try to pull in a bit of Camus too.

These are very good thus far, but I wider spectrum of questions would be thought provoking but not required.

Keep up the good work.

Daniel Davis said...

(I don't really know a good place to ask this)

Where is that picture in the upper right corner from? Is it a single piece, part of a series of photographs? Who is it by?

For anyone else who wants to look at it more closely, right-click and click view image

Jim Sherbahn said...

Is the underground man blind?

Bishop said...

Mr. Davis--

That is a great question--it is just one photograph, and it is entitled "The Invisible Man."

It is no doubt one of my favorite pieces of art--one of my favorites because it makes me ask so many questions and it makes me realize so many universal truths...but I wonder what you think.

For a while, this photo, was the bookmark I used whenever I was reading something that really provoked me and probed my soul (or is it my liver) but perhaps, we can spare a few minutes tomorrow in order to discuss it further.

Keep the great thoughts coming....

Jim Sherbahn said...
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Anonymous said...

Shaun Millerick

What is the difference between physical courage and moral courage.

Jo said...

What is the Underground Man's rock? And what is that rock in relation to his walls?

Kristen said...

Can the darkness be overcome? If impossible, how does one survive it?

Towey said...

Are we underground as well?

And I would like to say that I am SO HAPPY you put that picture on this blog. I was just looking at it today while I was reading the Invisible Man.
1,369 lights underground.

Anya said...

what is the underground man's sickness?

QuixoticDicker said...

What keeps the Underground Man underground?

Bishop said...

Molly--

That is a great question--but like the blue whale told me, 'I am not going to answer it.'

But I will quote another sage, Morpheus, "...s(he) is starting to believe."

So I will ask another question instead: why are the lights always off in our class?

Best,
AK

KBro said...

Are our walls placed in front of us by some higher power/fate or do we construct thm ourelves? Is every brick just another choice that led us to that wall?

B said...

are we all the underground man or do we have to be conscious of where we are and what we are doing for this to be true?
and what does he smell like.?

Hannah Katz said...

Does the underground man want to get out, or is he happy where he is? I like what Jo said about what is the UM's rock. Does he really have one or does he create it for himself?

Sarah K said...

Is the underground man a prisoner of his actions? Do his actions dictate how he functions and how he exists?