Hi,
I have to do a literary response on "the man who loved levittown" by wheatherall. I cannot seem to understand exactly what this is even after my prof. explained it. In the book it shows an example of how another person basically re-wrote a story but the prof. does not want us to do that. Instead, he want's us to ask questions, get to the core of the story, interact and explore different aspects of the story and not state my thesis. CONFUSED! Any suggestions?
This is what I have so far. Am I on the right track??
Levittown, a place to call home for many like Tommy DiMaria. This special haven could have been set in another one of the surrounding boroughs where there are a vast majority of people who live to conquer the American dream. Instead it is set in a prominent place for a select few to enjoy. What kind of place was this anyway? Morally speaking, Mr. Bill Levitt was a racist pig that should have been thrown in jail for isolating this place to only a select few individuals. From the start this place was doomed for tragedy and with good reason. The narrator, DiMaria, was a racist, crooked, immoral man that tried to appear hardworking and family oriented while he stole power for almost his entire tenure at Levittown. Was there a point to this? Certainly it was not indicative of the people in those days, or was it? Is this what past generations should be looked as? Tommy DiMaria is depicted as a Cowboy, well he is anything but a Cowboy in my opinion. Cowboys are strong, brave men and he gave anything but that impression. Week minded and very opportunistic in many ways. Sheepherders as described by DiMaria do not ever claim to be better than the
Thanks in advance!
Good morning.
It looks like you are on the right track. Your questions are leading to a close reading of the text, looking critically at the characters and their motivations. Keep along this road and I think you'll do great.
Regards,
Gloria
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