disGraceofthe20thcentury

Some people asked for me to post my project on my blog. So here it is! :) It's based on Wide Sargasso Sea  by Jean Rhys. Stella Faux composed the music all on her own - I know, she's the coolest human ever, please let her know whenever it's possible because it's true. This was interpretive improvisational choreography based on several themes of the novel. (Also dw I have a blog post on Song of Solomon also, it's called the Name Game) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9R3Z8iDSho&feature=youtu.be

As we know from the very first day we started discussing Song of Solomon, the idea of names and their importance has been a theme in the epigraph and in the book. I wanted to use my blog post as an opportunity to research the cultural backgrounds associated with a few of the names we encounter in Song of Solomon, as well as connect these backgrounds to the actual characters of the novel. Many of these cultural backgrounds are rooted in the Bible, which makes sense because flipping through and choosing a name based on where your finger lands was the strategy that the Deads used for naming their children. As you’re reading these, please feel free to say if you agree or disagree with these connections or the validity of these descriptions. :) (also for clarification this isn't actually the name game but that anna banna bobana song was stuck in my head because of this blog post so I titled it that hahah ok back to regularly scheduled programming) Name Song of Solomon Character...