The Book of the Dead

Here are the questions that we discussed in class on Thurs. There are no entries required on the blog next week. However, you must make entries this week, at least two, on "The Book of the Dead." You may respond to any of the questions are ask your own.

“The Book of the Dead” by Catherine Venable Moore

1)   How does Moore’s essay use Muriel Rukeyser’s poem cycle “The Book of the Dead”? In what ways do the two texts interact w/ each other?

2)   In what ways do Moore’s essay and Ruykeyser’s poem use the original Egyptian “The Book of the Dead”?

3)   How does Moore create a sense of place for you? What is her West Virginia like and how does it come alive?

4)   How does the essay comment on race?

5)   How does the essay comment on economic class?

6)   What role does religion play in the essay?

Bonus Questions:

a)    What do you think is the best line or passage from the essay?

b)   What line or passage do you have a question about?