Monday, November 18, 2019

Moods, Week 2

In Moods, Hoffmann writes about weighty subjects--history, philosophy, religion, death, life, and so on--by writing about everyday subjects: the stars in the sky, shopping, crushes, sex, etc. Can you pinpoint one of these moments? Why/how is he doing this?

Other questions:

  • Read 83-84 again. How is the italicized section a "real story"? What does it mean to call it this? Why doesn't he finish this real story?
  • 95: Why does Hoffmann offer practical uses for the book here? 
  • 103: What is Hoffmann's view on writers and boredom? Is his book boring? Does he think his book is boring?
  • 109-110: Why do you think Hoffmann writes about writing so much? Is this process writing like the writing I ask you to do (author's notes, cover letters) or is it something else?
What questions does this book raise for you?

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3 comments:

  1. Mohammed MiaNovember 19, 2019 at 10:57 AM

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  2. Abigaelle AntoineNovember 19, 2019 at 6:56 PM

    why did Hoffmann decided to number the paragraphs in his book the way he did for Moods?

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