"Adjectives on the typewriter...he moves his words like a prizefighter..." --Cake

Monday, April 29, 2013

Frankenstein and society

In the context of reading Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and discussing identity development, we watched Shane Koyczan's TED Talk. He's a poet, and he writes about the influence of society, and self, on the ways we develop our own identities and the impact our actions, and the actions of others, have on us. It's a powerful, and challenging, speech:



We also took a look at his website, which is full of other poems, most of which have been animated or accompanied by short films. Check it out here.

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