Billie Holiday

Hello students -- great class this morning! We will plan on reading the responses to "Without Sanctuary" in class Friday morning before we dig into "How to Date ..." Please make sure you read that for Friday's class.

I got in touch with Dr. Pruss about the extra credit assignment and here's what she wrote back:

• Ten points is the maximum score for an outstanding response, which means a well-written, well thought out response that shows effort on every level and includes clear writing and lucid analysis. The people who earn ten points will probably have spent a lot of time on it, and those people will probably have drafted, written, and revised it (maybe even more than once).
• The question is difficult; how does the metaphor work and why, generally is tough, but how does it work for someone like Billie Holiday at that time period is even tougher. What does it mean to compare an African American hanging dead on a tree to strange fruit (which is usually alive) and why wouldn’t Holiday be offended receiving such words from a white man at this time?

OK, there it is -- good luck and see you Friday.

RD