Halfway through week three...

and you're all doing an excellent job of analyzing some difficult and sometimes confusing symbolism. In reading some of your blog posts I was surprised to see that you thought writers would lead a boring life. Most writers write because they've had enough experiences to have something interesting (profound, perhaps) to write about. And they become famous because they do it well.
I hope you're reading through each other's posts to get a sense of what other people have to say about the readings. Be careful to not simply summarize what you've read. Being able to summarize is a good skill to have, but in this case we've all (hopefully) read the piece, so we don't need a summary of the story. What we do need are your critical thoughts about the story (or poem), and how you came to the conclusions you've come to. Some of you are including links to other sites that help explicate the story. Well done to those of you who are doing this. These outside sources will help you later as you compose an analysis paper about one of the stories we've read. The links can also help us in our class discussions, and demonstrate that you're  thinking about the text and curious about the author, purpose, and critical analysis. There are, of course, hundreds of sites online that address each of the stories we read in class. The trick is to find the one that helps you to make a connection with the story and its meaning. The real trick is to come up with your own meanings and connections, and then to support your ideas with quotes from the text.
Something to try for your next blog post, perhaps, if you haven't already.