A question was posed on May 1, 2000, by Erika L Webster of George Mason University: How can literature help one lead the good life in the contemporary context? I liked the question so much, I thought it would be good for us all to think together on this one. Below are some of the questions I tried to ask and answer.

Click on the question numbers for jeanne's (hopefully) plausible answers:

What resources might help for background research?

2. How would you define "good life?"

3. Erika said: "The paper focuses on postmodernism and the problems it brings with the "loss of center" or foundation, emphasizing how literature, Dennis Potter, or narrative can be of use in the postmodern condition." What's the role of Dennis Potter in all this?

4. Did Sachar's Holes help any of you to see new ways in which postmodernism might fit into "the good life?"

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Figurine by Rudiger Appel. Notice that you can see three effects in the animation. Either the Variation on the Kandinsky figurine appears to turn in a clockwise direction, or in a counterclockwise direction, or it appears to open and close. Can you see all three effects? Try. Fascinated? Link to Appel's site and then link to the background he provides. Scroll down until you find a link to background.

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Chantessy's Page Chantessy's Mardi Gras Alphabet was originally used on this page. We changed it because it was too distracting as eye candy. Chantessy was the first contributor to our Kids' Site when we began Dear Habermas. Visit her page. Check out the sliders puzzles on her fun page. Or check out her candy box and send a friend a posty. Non-violent ways to respond to structural violence in the academy! It's great fun.