Friday, December 12, 2008

Response to Bethany

Nice work, Bethany. You've obviously done a lot of research on this, and you've taken a very original approach for your topic.

What stood out for me was your look at Porter's boldness, although she seemed to hold back in her stories despite her belief in freedom of expression. That brings up a lot of interesting questions. Does the counter-culture artist do more good by tempering her voice, but maintaining the ability to continue speaking and reaching a wide audience? Or is the greater good for her to speak freely, even if, in the case of Porter, this could have landed her in jail?

Anyway, I find your topic very interesting, especially the view of "Pale Horse, Pale Rider" through revolutionary terms. It's caused me to rethink that story.

Good luck with your paper.

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