If you were absent last week...

you will find it helpful to complete the Krik? Krak! "treasure hunt" (posted to the right) before you begin to read Krik? Krak!. We completed this hunt in class on Thursday and Friday.

Reminder for Thursday and Friday, and New Handouts

I hope you enjoyed the day off.

Just a reminder to bring with you to class on Thursday and Friday an object that holds many memories. We will do an ungraded in-class writing exercise modeled on Bauby's writing on pp. 73-74 of Diving Bell.

Also, you will see handouts for the second quarter assignment schedule as well as the final paper assignment posted to the right. I will distribute and review these items in class this week.

More about Jean-Dominique Bauby

Here are a few links if you are interested in seeing and reading more about Jean-Dominique Bauby.

Here is a five-minute YouTube clip from the documentary Locked-In Syndrome (originally titled House Arrest). Although it's in French with German subtitles, you might be interested to see him in physical therapy (and see why he compares himself to the Commander in Don Giovanni), in speech therapy with Sandrine (his "Guardian Angel"), and with a friend reading to him. It begins with Claude wheeling him down a hallway to go outside.

Here is a New York Times review that appeared when The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was published.

This article explains the differences between the book and the movie that came out a couple of years ago (not the documentary that you saw clips of in class). The middle section falls into a dense legal discussion that you might want to skip, but the third section provides useful information regarding the book and the movie.

This next article appeared in a British newspaper only a year ago and gives Florence's point of view on her relationship with Jean-Do.

Lastly, click here for Charlie Rose's interview with Jean-Jacques Beineix, which we viewed in class.