Welcome to the blog for Prof. John Talbird's English 102 class. The purpose of this site is two-fold: 1) to continue the conversations we start in class (or to start conversations before we get to class) and 2) to practice our writing, reading, and thinking on a weekly basis in an informal setting.
Friday, February 22, 2019
Advent
This poem itself seems confusing at first but after reading it a few more times it seems to make sense in my own way. The poem is about the arrival of an angel named Gabriel and the meaning for Advent is the arrival of a thing or event. "His mother must of looked away" the mother in this line can be related to Mary who is the mother of God in the Bible. The reckless boy could also resemble as Jesus who is another prominent figure in the Bible.
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Good reading Afolabi, but you should check out the author's note in the back on p. 180. I think you'll get a different reading of the "reckless boy." :)
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