As we’ve discovered, many of the works on our syllabus create characters and dramatize subject matter–graphic violence, sexual pathology, drug addiction, even necrophilia–that would be considered obscene, in the classical sense of the term. In your view, is there any selection so “obscene” that it should be banned from our iconic cannon? In your analysis, you should make YOUR definition of “obscene” clear; from that basis, you can determine whether the author’s raw material is so gratuitious and/or inappropriate that it detracts from, or even overwhelms, the story’s best intentions. Obviously, if you believe that none of the works is obscene, you should demonstrate why a story of your choice ultimately succeeds despite, or perhaps because of, its disturbing detail. Your essay should be 6 pages, and contain 4 secondary sources, smoothly integrated into your text and properly documented. The works under consideration–“The Birthmark”, “A Rose for Emily”, “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”, “Good Country People”, “Revelation”, “Howl”, “Young Goodman Brown”, and “How To Tell A True War Story”–have been extensively analyzed as obscene, so there should be no difficulty finding compelling criticism.
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