Porgy Part II

Questions to consider about Porgy DuBose Heyward was a white man looking into Charleston's world of color. Do you think he portrayed that world in Catfish Row with any degree of accuracy?I want to think he did, but I really don't know the history of Catfish Row in the eyes of a black man. Does Heyward romanticze life in Catfish Row?Porgy always seems to be waiting for something. What do you think it is he's waiting for?
What impact does the goat have on Porgy's "philosophy" of begging?
Do you find it difficult to read the Gullah dialect as written by Heyward? Yes, I actually bought a pocket dictionary to carry with me to look up words.What do you think of Heyward's ability to tell a story? Is his writing organized and to the point, or is it sprawling? I did not find Heyward's writing sprawling at all, it was very much to the point. He has a wonderful ability to tell a story, at times I felt like I was right there feeling the emotions of his characters.Do you like this book?I liked the book very much. Once I got into it I felt I really knew the characters and was anxious to find out what was going to happen.

Porgy

I have taken the plunge to read our first book assigned for the Southern Writers Online. I would like to have met DuBose Heyward. He must have been a very intelligent man, or the style of writing and words used during his time were far different than I am used to. I am only half way through this novel and I have had to look up at least thirty words that I did not know the meaning to. I am also finding that I have to read aloud the parts in Gullah dialect to get the real meaning.
I am thoroughly enjoying the story, but Prudence, this is work!
(I have moved this from the Southern Writers Online blog)

Southern Writers Online

September - Porgy - DuBose Heyward

I have started the first of the many books chosen for the Southern Writers Online and cannot wait to share comments with other participants as I complete Porgy.

Library 2.1

Ready, set, go! It's time to start using the gray matter again. I am looking forward to the challenge.

96 Greeter

I would like you all to meet Krypto. He is a friendly bassett hound that lives next door to the 96 library. I consider him to be my little greeter because he is always there wagging his tail and watching every move as patrons visit the library each day. He brings a smile to my face, I hope he will to yours as well.

End or Beginning?

My staff development experience has come to an end, for now at least. I have completed the twenty exercises and have my blog to document my efforts. What I have learned is that there was no right or wrong way to accomplish these tasks. I have found that everyone has their personal favorite websites and that there is always more than one way to search, download or save what is of interest to you. My favorite site was librarything.com and my biggest frustration was that user names and passwords do expire when not used.

I am very grateful that I was given the opportunity to participate in this exercise. I can say that this is the end of this learning experience, but the beginning of my continued exploration of what is available with the click of a mouse.

Bookmarklets

This could be useful for someone who is doing research or uses the web often. I added a bookmarklet to my favorites that highlighted links. When I called up the GCL home page everything was highlighted in yellow! I guess I didn't exactly do something right. I quickly deleted it and am back to normal. I wasn't exactly thrilled with the tip jar!