7/21/2019 American Gods Reflection

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American GodsAn Observational Reflection

1. What is the value of this novel: In this regard, why is it im ortant to e! ose readers to situations which mayma"e readers uncomfortable#I think exposing readers to uncomfortable situations helps them grow as a reader. It is forcing them to be put intouncomfortable situations, and read/ interpret the book differently than other things they may be reading. It also helpsreaders prepare for situations in their personal lives that may be uncomfortable.

$. What is the value of this novel: In this instance, why e! ose readers to characters which are not % erfect&, orfor a different trac" all'together, what do you consider the danger of moral relativism#I think it is important that people read things that aren’t always morally right and have happy endings and so on. Storieslike this one expand on moral issues and things people may actually face, see, or hear about in the real world. So, thisnovel is used to help readers learn about this sort of stuff in an interesting way. To me, the danger of moral relativism isthat everyone has different ideas of what is okay and not okay, and that causes conflicting ideas and there is no clear rightand wrong.

(. What is the value of this novel: In this regard, what do you consider, if any, the noteworthiness of ideas youfound new or original, if not even innovative#I really liked that aiman referenced so many gods and it made me want to know more about them. !ather than "ustgoing on and reading the book like one typically does, I felt the need to learn more independently about the characters sothat I could understand it better. I think it is very rare to find a novel that makes you want to know more rather than "ustreading what was given to you.

). If you could tell the writer your o inion of the te!t, what would you state# *lease be elaborative, not merely%it+s s iffy& "ind of res onsesI would tell the author that I really respect their creativity. It isn’t very often you see the main characters be as uni#ue asthe ones and this story, and the story line overall is very original and like nothing I ever have read before. I really likedreading something this different.

-. What do you feel you have learned this novel, from the in'class rom ts, and from this reflection#I feel like this novel and the assignments associated with it have taught me that I know nothing about gods and history. $lot of the references I had to research separately. I also learned that stories that aren’t like the average novel my agerange reads are extremely interesting.