Audio Version of The Metamorphosis

Hey there,
For those of you who might be interested, I found a audio version of Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" online. I love audio books. You all should check it out. Here are the links:

• Part I
• Part II
• Part III

Hey, I just discovered that the famous cartoonist, R. Crumb, illustrated a biography about Franz Kafka. Here's one of his drawings...

Samuel Bak's Holocaust Paintings

Samuel Bak is a surrealist painter who is renowned for his representations of Jewish experience during and after World War II. His paintings are heavy with symbolism, and piecing together all of the symbols into a single interpretation can be like piecing together a puzzle. If you want to learn more about him, check out the website: Wikipedia/Samuel Bak

Exquisite (Sonnet) Corpses

Here are LA2's exquisite corpses in the style of a Shakespearean Sonnet:

Corpse #1:
I went on a bike ride past the great frog.
Oh my god, look y'all! A little brown bat.
I am going to hit you with a big log.
I would love to eat many large cooked bats.

Here comes Dave with the mood of a sad slave.
I can't believe this is the accepted norm.
I once met a guy named Maggle Mamave.
My god! I really hate this uniform.

I like to hit people with a big club.
I spilled. Good thing I have some pam on hand.
The sub was on the screen with the dumb sub.
I am totally all the way a man.

It's so cold. I wish it was sunny May.
And so he slept throughout the whole, big day.


Corpse #2:
I am a large troll; I live in a bog.
Here comes a cat in a flimsy white cap.
My eyes cannot see through all of the fog.
I hit my friend with a baseball bat.

He lived in a very small and dark cave.
Hi there, kids. Did you know my name is Norm?
I have a slave who lives in a large cave.
The  dorm was scared because of the big storm.

I want to go take a small, quick tub.
I drove a nice car. It was a minivan.
Look here, Mommy, I'm swimming in the tub.
He will hit you with the black cooking pan.

We ran outside so we could run and play.
Since the month is may we should make way.

Your recent posts

Great posts, Miles, Mitchell, and Baxter.
Here's an interview with Art Spiegelman from The Comics Journal. In it he says some interesting things about his use of animals to represent people. I would like everyone to read this interview for Thursday's class. Here's the link:
http://bolhafner.com/stevesreads/ispieg2.html

And...little did I know before, but Art Spiegelman is also the creator of the Garbage Pail Kids, wickedly fun collector's cards from back when I was a little younger than you guys. This one's called "Greaser Greg." "Google" the GPKs and maybe post your favorites!
Enjoy!

Ridiculous Propaganda

Because Hitler will hitchhike with you!


Sent to me by Baxter to be posted.

Ducktators

Watch me! I'm just another form of propaganda!

From Baxter

Posted by Miles

Today's Discussion

I meant to tell everyone that you guys did a fantastic job today. I was totally impressed with the display of intelligence and courtesy as you wrangled with such a key question for understanding and enjoying Maus.

Here's my belated contribution to the discussion...the quotes at the beginning of Maus I and Maus II. What do they suggest as to why Spiegelman chose to represent the different groups of people as animals?

Maus I:
"The Jews are undoubtedly a race, but they are not human"
Adolf Hitler

Maus II:

"Mickey Mouse is the most miserable ideal ever revealed... Healthy emotions tell every independent young man and every honorable youth that the dirty and filth-covered vermin, the greatest bacteria carrier in the animal kingdom, cannot be the ideal type of animal... Away with the Jewish brutalization of the people! Down with Mickey Mouse! Wear the Swastika cross!"

- German newspaper article, mid-1930's

G...out