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| + | *Boswell, Robert. "Glissando." | ||
| + | *Canin, Ethan. "Star Food." | ||
| + | *Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "Bernice Bobs Her Hair." | ||
| + | *Updike, John. "Son." | ||
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Course Description
Quest for Self is an advanced (grades 11-12) course which explores the perennial quest for the self through the special perspective provided by literature. The literary perspective may be supplemented by materials from other arts or disciplines.
Note: Although this course may cover works considered to be "coming of age" stories or novels, this is not a course in the bildungsroman.
Objectives
Course Materials
Novels
- Banks, Russell. Rule of the Bone.
- Hornby, Nick. About a Boy.
Short Stories
- Boswell, Robert. "Glissando."
- Canin, Ethan. "Star Food."
- Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "Bernice Bobs Her Hair."
- Updike, John. "Son."
