Scholars,
When reading the prologue to Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man we are confronted with the image of "light"; The narrator makes many uses for the word. As readers we see "light" used literally as the narrator describes his basement room filled with 1,369 light bulbs and we see "light" used figuratively as the narrator explains his ability to "see the darkness of light".
Consider the following passage from page 6:
"My whole is warm and full of light. Yes, full of light. I doubt if there is a brighter spot in all of New York than this whole of mine, and I do not exclude Broadway. Or the Empire State Building on a photographer's dream....The two spots are among the darkest of our whole civilization-..I not can see the darkness of lightness... Perhaps you'll think it strange that an invisible man should need light, desire light , love light. But maybe it is exactly because I am invisible. Light confirms my reality, gives birth to my form".
What do you think is the purpose of light in the prologue? What does light represent? Explain.
AM.
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Reading Programming
Scholars,
You may have noticed that the Scholar Coaches are referring to Reading Tutoring as Reading Programming. No need to correct them. For now, both RT and RP are right. The proper name for the Schuler Reading Program is under construction. At the moment the program is transitioning from referring to it as Reading Tutoring to referring to it as Reading Programming. Truth is Scholar Coaches don't tutor, we enrich!
Same awesome program, new name.
Best,
AM.
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