2.12: Wickman’s “Against Subtlety”
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Directions
Here, you will find the reading "Against Subtlety" by Forrest Wickman. It was originally iblished on Slate on 11/1 /2015. This link will take you to the Slate Article
Links to an external site., but a document is located below.
The article about enigma is a docx. file. I recommend either printing it our or annotating the digital copy on your computer, or taking notes on the story on a separate piece of paper.
While reading this scholarly articles, keep these questions/ideas in mind:
- While reading this article, please pay close attention to the author's opinion about mystery or enigma.
- Do you agree with their opinion about enigma?
- What kinds of enigma does this author say they like?
- Do you agree with the author that enigma enhances/detracts from your enjoyment of the text?
- What about the article do you agree with?
- What about the article do you disagree with?
Essay Topic
As a reminder, your essay topic is: "Does the use of enigma enhance or detract from your enjoyment of a text?" Can you use this article to support your opinion? How?