Im looking for a work of writing online.?

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Im looking for an essay written by Thurber called "University Days" Its Page 257 in the book The Nortan Reader (Short Version, 11th Ed. ) By Peterson and Brereton... Im wondering if anyone knows a website where they put a lot of documented forms... I need to go buy the book by my paper of a summary and response is due for it tomarrow... but i forgot to buy the book friday if anyone know where i can look online for works or in specedfic this one You'll get the Best answer Thank you for the help.

Answer 1

I have not been able to find the whole text online. I don't believe it is printed online in its entirety, because it is still under copyright. HOWEVER: I was able to find a part of the text -- the climax of this humorous story -- here, at #6, about halfway down the page.
http://www.msa.microscopy.org/ProjectMicro/QuotesMicroscopes.html

I've read the story, and it is a true (if exaggerated) story of Thurber's difficulty in a college science class. Thurber had terrible difficulties with his vision all his life, and was blind in his last years. In the science class, he was utterly unable to see through the microscope. He has something of a battle of wills with the teacher, who is sure that if adjusted properly, Thurber will be able to see cells through the microscope, and then to draw their structure. The result is set out in this exerpt. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Visit these websites:

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The quality in writing called "voice" is somewhat difficult to describe. ... “University Days” by James Thurber James Thurber, 1894–1961, ...
www.mindquestacademy.org/writingprocess/MODULE_3/M3T5.htm

James Thurber . Writings and Drawings . Edited by Garrison Keillor ...
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appropriately after "University Days," "Draft. Board Nights." To read all these stories in. sequence is to place Thurber firmly in the tradition ...
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Answer 3

James Thurber unleashes a masterpiece of humor and subtle mockery in "University Days". Written in 1933, the essay amuses his audience with antics of himself and his peers as they experience the enjoyment of college life. With total creative freedom, he corsses over the politically correct boundaries of today's sterile writing to paint his stories with absurd and imaginative sentences. I enjoyed Thurber's views for several reasons, and as I explore his confessions, I shall analyze why they worked so well.

Botany is not an easy subject to study and comprehend. Cell structures, detailed drawings . . . Whether the reader has experienced this subject is immaterial, for Thurber graphically expresses the conflicts he had with his subjects and his teacher. With sneering expertise, he not only describes the impatience he felt toward his teacher, but also with himself. This validates his struggles and the reader can relate to the situations he presents.

The humor of Thurber's essay is light. He appears flippant while holding true to human reaction. While insulting those around him, he includes himself in his analogies, allowing the message to come forth without fear of offense. While describing an athlete, the stereotype "not dumber than an ox, (but) not any smarter," expresses the sentiment we all have had regarding sport participants. He uses a Polish name of Bolenciecwcz for this character, again playing on prejudices alive at that time of this essay. By today's standards, this article would never have been accepted for publication. The organization of this yarn was superb. It flowed from one subject matter to the next with ease and grace. Transitional sentences between paragraphs ushered in new topics without losing the readers interest or enthral, no matter how abrupt it occurred. My favorite example is the last sentence where he states "I don't think about it much anymore", addressing the years of his academic struggles. AFter going on and on in detail, it catches the reader's funny bone to read that (in actuality), he doesn't think much about what he has expounded on for six pages! Too bad the essay had to stop at that length. His writing worked. It was extremely humorous and full of insight into other human beings, written from a point of view that I believe most readers understand had have felt themselves. In today's age of power and aggression, it is refreshing to see simple words in action, describing people for who and what they are, REAL PEOPLE, and not some watered-down version of the human race. I didn't finish the article feeling offended -- rather the opposite. The enjoyment derived from the descriptions written forgave Thurber's crossing the PC line of acceptability (not forced upon him in his day). The essay didn't offend me with words, background, names or stereotypical insults. I think people would feel better not only about themselves, but about others, if more writing of this nature were around intead of the stripping void people endure today by the politically correct movement that has taken over as an acceptable mode of expression.

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