Derrick Jensen’s criticisms

Derrick Jensen’s criticisms

Answer all 10 of the short-answer questions below. Each question is worth 10 points. You may write as much as you feel is necessary to thoroughly answer the question. The exam is due no later than 3:55 on Wednesday, May the 15th. Absolutely no electronic copies will be accepted.

1. Summarize Derrick Jensen’s criticisms of the modern industrial education system as offered in the chapters from his book Walking on Water. In your answer be sure to 1) distinguish between education and seduction as Jensen does, and 2) discuss an example from this course when a character was “seduced” or an example when a character was “educated.”

2. Discuss what you take to be the relevance of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” to our understanding of freedom.

3. Discuss the relevance of the Genesis creation story (the first three chapters only) to our understanding of freedom.

4. Explain how the theme of fear functions in J.M. Coetzee’s allegorical novel Waiting for the Barbarians.

5. Explain George Orwell’s argument about the uses and abuses of language in his essay “Politics and the English Language.” Be sure to note Orwell’s critique of political language, what he thinks the consequences of poor language are, and his advice to writers.

6. Explain what you take to be Cormac McCarthy’s intention in writing The Sunset Limited.

7. Explain Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism and wage economies in his essay “Bourgeoisie and Proletariats.”

8. Explain the advice David Foster Wallace offers in his commencement speech to Kenyon College This is Water. Be sure to mention what Wallace calls 1) the default setting, 2) the distinction between the capacity to think and choosing what to think about, 3) the inevitability of worship, and 4) your own thoughts about Wallace’s advice.

9. Explain the advice Jonathan Franzen gives in his commencement speech to Kenyon College “Pain Won’t Kill You,” excerpted from his book of essays Farther Away. Be sure to mention the distinction between liking (as construed by techno-consumerism) and loving, and how one troubles the possibility of the other, and what Franzen thinks we can do about it.

10. Define freedom.

Bonus. Worth 10 points. Watch Elizabeth Gilbert’s Ted talk on creativity and inspiration (easily viewable on the Ted website) and summarize her argument and advice.
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