- The biggest problem is tense change and constant shifting
- We do not know the Why of the book even though we are several chapters in.
- The characters are faceless to us - they have no clear personality or image,
save for a few who have some (the gay teacher, for example) but other than that
few have "faces". So far, the Mother seems to have the most personality - Trying to be Holden Caufield, yet his story meanders too much and unlike Holden,
it's unclear what journey he is on. Which passage is he going through? Is he changing
or going through a catharsis of some kind that makes sense or is clear?
Since all of you are keeping problem sheets, i expect you to add some of the problems you have found with the manuscript that we have discussed in glass. I don't expect you to share your entire problem sheet (because it is part of your final grade, so understood you wouldn't want to share it all,) but this said, I would want and do want you to list several problems that you have noted with the manuscript, so please write these in the comments section and be sure to sign your name.
We will keep an ongoing problem sheet on this blog as we go on...
Thanks all, and I look forward to your contributions.
S.R.P.
