Pudd'nhead Wilson Part 1

[David]

Hola, I am not sure the exact page--but our plan is to read from page one to around page 60 for our first weeks discussion.

This morning Colleen mentioned that the cover image is no good & the font is to small--two issues I do not remember being discussed when choosing this book, but definitely need to be on the agenda for next time! Thanks, David S.

[Ronny]

Hi David, read through chapter 11. I'm loving this one already!! Especially the humor!

[Michael]

It reminds me of what a great writer Mark Twain is.

[David]

Pudd'nhead Wilson Part 1

1. Language is awesome
a. Dialog is great
2. Is the opening letter true?
3. Nature vs. Nurture
a. Psychological import
4. Twins
a. Town loves them
i. Like Milli Vanilli
5. Get sent down the river
6. Finger Printing
a. Identify uniqueness
7. Branded for life—puddenhead
a. Witty comment misunderstood
8. Why is it a tragedy
a. Last sentence explains
9. Very engaging
10. Ultimate irony is in the last sentence
11. Roxy is doing the deed/thinking it over
12. Three Things that Make You Attractive
a. Psychology teacher
i. Limbs
ii. Uniqueness
iii. Forget the third
b. Steadman
i. Intellect
ii. Sexual warmth—something about oozing
iii. Pills
13. Time Flow
a. Girl in the windows
b. Timeline is not standard
14. Switched kids
a. Complicates the characters
b. When you read hard to pay attention to which one of the two
c. One Italian twin darker than the other
15. Do identical twins have the same fingerprints