Week 1 Ferlinghetti

Look again at the "Dog" in Ferlinghetti's San Francisco Poems and think again about the question that came up in lecture around Ferlinghetti's "innocence" (40).

Are the last lines of "Dog" sincere, innocent, sarcastic, all of the above? Something else?

Is the dog a hero or villain or ordinary guy? What is Ferlinghetti's stance towards Victorola Records (if he has one)? Do you ever feel yourself falling into the position of being an advertisement as perhaps, this dog does? With what tone would you propose to approach such a situation?

Is there anything that you see differently in the world after reading this poem and thinking about Ferlinghetti's stance?

* There's no right answer here.*
Your response can be analytical, experiential or created, although you need to be able explain what you did and how you arrived at that from the poem if you give yourself an experiential or creative assignment. The same goes for analytical responses.