Course Information:
Travelling Around the World through Literature
I look upon travel as a means of spiritual testing. What gives value to travel is fear. It is the fact that, at a certain moment, we are so far from our country . . . we are seized by an instinctive desire to go back to the protection of old habits. This is the most obvious benefit of travel. At that moment, we are feverish, but also porous, so that the slightest touch makes us quiver to the depth of our being. By exercising our most intimate senses, we understand a culture. It is through travel that we learn about ourselves. (Albert Camus)
Unit 1: Border Crossing and Cultural Clashes
Unit 2: The Human Condition and the Search for Meaning
Unit 3
Darkness Within: Man's Inhumanity to Man and Self
Essential Questions:
- Is humankind inherently good or evil?
- What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility?
- Do individuals have a moral obligation not to allow their own freedom to negatively impact other human beings?
- How do individuals control their dark side and reconcile their dual nature?
Resources:
Week of 4 January 2010
Week of 11 January 2010
Week of 18 January 2010
Week of 25 January 2010
Week of 1 February 2010
Week of 8 February 2010
Week of 22 February 2010
- 02/23/10 Night pages 98-115 discussion [discussion leaders: Tyler] (instructions)
- viewing and analysis of 1941 film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (instructions)
Week of 1 March 2010
Week of 8 March 2010