Reading Assignment: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by Mark Twain "God's Grandeur" by Gerard Manley Hopkins (58:24) Reflective Questions and "Being-in-the-Story" (50:55) The Vagabond as an allegorical character of France (45:03) Joan's encounter with the Vagabond (38:15) How Mark Twain establishes the theme of two worlds in his novel (31:40) The Fairy Tree of Joan's village of Domremy (29:20) Twain's character, "Sieur Louis de Conte" (21:40) The Ordinary and Extraordinary Worlds in Joan of Arc's story (15:46) Summary of Mark Twain's novel of Joan of Arc (09:40) The Ordinary World: First stage of the Hero's Journey (07:17) "The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc" by Mark Twain (07:07) Walter shows us how this world in Twain's story is closely intertwined with an emerging Extraordinary World that will beckon Joan (and us!) to a great adventure. This world consists of the tasks, responsibilities, and concerns that define our every day life-and it often causes us to feel stifled and oppressed. Amy discusses the Hero's Journey motif as it unfolds in Joan's story, focusing on the first stage of that journey called the "Ordinary World". In this first episode of Season 1, Walter introduces us to Mark Twain's novel about Joan of Arc, the book we'll be reading and discussing throughout the season.
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