Joyce Carol Oats article

Joyce Carol Oats article

Joyce Carol Oats article

by Shelby Woodby -
Number of replies: 2

This lady obviously has a lot of respect and appreciation for both the author and the novel he's written. She speaks so highly of the book, as if it were one of the best pieces of artistic literature in existance. In fact, her exact words are, "for it is clear even upon a superficial first reading that this novel is like a few other great works; it seems almost a novel in the making, a novel as it is being written, in the very process of being imagined.

She describes many details about the book, such as its dreary length and intricate yet well-planned plot. The book is divided into 12 mini-books, which is also mentioned. Brothers contains many psychological and religious references as well. However, the novel contains some problems. While these problems are not due to the author's doing, they are still confusing to the reader. The novel contains, as Joyce puts it, "a series of mocking antitheses." One can only wonder if they were added consciously or not.

Joyce also speaks on narration. It sometimes seems as if the narrator is speaking for the author, and other times the narrator is omniscient.

Joyce continues droning on in her article, citing dialogue and both minor and major details about the book and the characters within.

Sounds exciting =/

In reply to Shelby Woodby

Re: Joyce Carol Oats article

by Shauna Raiger -
I can see that you maintained a lot more of the information than I had. The article was very confusing to me, but now that I have read your response to it, I can say that I now see how she did praise Dostoevsky's work.
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Re: Joyce Carol Oats article

by Mrs. Gutman -
this is the purpose of the forums. I am glad that they are working. bouncing ideas off each other is great!!!