Introduction to Fiction

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
What is Fiction? Appearance vs. Reality
2	Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey. Vol. 1
3	Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey. Vol. II
4		Essay 1 (3 pages)
What’s a Good Story? Confronting Evil
5	Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Ch. 1-12.
6	Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. To Conclusion.
7		Revision (3 pages)
8	Melville, Herman, Typee. Ch. 1-10.
9	Melville, Herman, Typee. Ch. 11-22.
10		Add Date
11	Melville, Herman, Typee. Through “Afterword”.
10		Essay 2 (5 pages)
Violence, Violation, and Fictional Form
12	Tolstoy, Leo. “Hadji Murad”.
13	Tolstoy, Leo. “Hadji Murad”. Continued.
14	Keller, Nora Okja. Comfort Woman. Ch. 1-10.	Revision 2 (optional)
15	Keller, Nora Okja. Comfort Woman. To Conclusion.	Special Class: Visit with Nora Okja Keller followed by evening reading.
16		Essay 3
Art and Life: What Matters?
17	Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Ch. 1-8.
18	Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Ch. 9-20.
19	Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Ch. 1-18.	Revision 3 (optional)
20	Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Ch. 19-39.
21	Woolf, Virginia. To The Lighthouse. Pp 3-62.
22		Drop Date
23	Woolf, Virginia. To The Lighthouse. Pp 62-124.
24	Woolf, Virginia. To The Lighthouse. Pp 124-143.
25	Woolf, Virginia. To The Lighthouse. Pp 145-209.
26		Essay 4 (7 pages)
27	Conclusion