Course Guidelines Path 1 Calendar Class Discussion Path 2 Groups & Texts Writing Assignments Reference Texts


Grace and the Grotesque
Groups and Texts ("Path 2")

ornamental line


"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for
and certain of what we do not see."
(Hebrews 11:1)

topical groupings / student groupings

Topical Groupings [links for poems, short stories, and films lead to helpful study questions]
A Few Relevant Bible Passages
Short Story
(Flannery O'Connor)
Poems
(Elizabeth Barrett Browning & Robert Browning)
Paintings
(Salvador Dalí)
Films (assorted directors), rent at Amazon

Group 1: Fear
  • Proverbs 1:7, 9:10
  • Psalms 33:8
  • John 14:27
  • Philippians 4:6-7
  • 1 John 4:18

"A Circle in the Fire" (1953), 232-51

Ida Lupino's Outrage (1950), content warnings (sexual assault implied, not shown) / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 1: Fear
Group 2: Pride
  • Proverbs 29:23
  • Romans 12:16
  • Galatians 6:4
  • Philippians 2:3
  • James 4:10

"A Late Encounter with the Enemy" (1953), 252-62

John S. Robertson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) / content warnings (sensuality) / intro. vid. / study qstns / film available through YouTube
Group 2: Pride
Group 3: Death
  • Leviticus 3:1-17
  • Joshua 6:1-24
  • Psalm 106
  • Lamentations 2
  • Mark 5:21-43
  • John 11:1-44

"The River" (1955), 154-71

M. Knight Shymalan's Signs (2002), content warnings (suspense) / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 3: Death
Group 4: Betrayal
  • Genesis 27:1-41
  • Exodus 20:16
  • 2 Samuel 13:13-39
  • Matthew 26:14-25, 27:1-10
  • Colossians 3:8-10

"A View of the Woods" (1956), 525-46

John M. McDonagh's Calvary (2014), content warnings (discussion of rape, murder) / intro. vid. / study qstns / film available through Amazon Prime
Group 4: Betrayal
Group 5: Eros
  • Genesis 2:20-23
  • Genesis 24: 1-67
  • Genesis 29:1-30
  • Proverbs 5:18-19
  • I Corinthians 1:2-5, 8-9

"Parker's Back" (1965), 655-75

 

Paul Schrader's First Reformed (2017) / content warnings (depression, violence) / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 5: Eros
Group 6: Sex
  • Genesis 2:22-25
  • Judges 16:1-22
  • Mark 10:6-9
  • I Corinthians 6:15-20
  • Hebrews 13:4
 "A Stroke of Good Fortune" (1949), 184-96

Jean Negulesco's Johnny Belinda (1948), content warnings (rape implied) / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 6: Sex
Group 7: Family
  • Exodus 20:12
  • Deuteronomy 6:6-9
  • Galatians 3:26-29
  • Ephesians 6:1-4
  • I Timothy 5:8

"Judgment Day" (1965), 677-95)

 

Nicholas Meyer's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) / content warnings (violence) / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 7: Family
Group 8: Parenting
  • Exodus 20:12
  • Deuteronomy 6:6-9
  • Psalms 139:13-18
  • Proverbs: 23:13-14
  • I Thessalonians 2:11

"The Enduring Chill" (1958; 1965),
547-72

Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino (2008), content warnings (racial slurs, violence) / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 8: Parenting
Group 9: Siblings
  • Genesis 4:1-15
  • Genesis 25:19-34, 27:1-41
  • 2 Samuel 13:1-29
  • Matthew 5:22-24
  • Luke 10:38-42

"Greenleaf" (1956), 501-24

Lars von Trier's Melancholia (2011), content warnings / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 9: Siblings
Group 10: Community
  • Leviticus 19:33-34
  • Deuteronomy 20:10-20
  • Matthew 10:5-14
  • Romans 13:8-10
  • Hebrews 13:1-3

"The Displaced Person" (1955),
285-327

Sarah Polley's Women Talking (2022), content warnings (discussion of rape) / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 10: Community
Group 11: Prejudice
  • Genesis 1:27
  • Acts 10:9-43
  • Galatians 3:25-29
  • Colossians 3:11
  • James 2:1-17

"The Artificial N--er" (1955), 210-31

Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark (2000), content warnings (violence) / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 11: Prejudice
Group 12: Disability
  • Deuteronomy 27:18
  • 2 Samuel 4:4 & 9:1-13
  • Isaiah 35:1-8
  • John 9:1-41
  • Mark 7:31-37

"The Lame Shall Enter First" (1965),
595-632

Lars von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996), content warnings (sex & nudity) / intro. vid. / study qstns
Group 12: Disability


Student Groupings
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Group 1: Fear
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Group 2: Pride
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Group 3: Death
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Group 4: Betrayal
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Group 5: Eros
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Group 6: Sex
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Group 7: Family
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Group 8: Parenting
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Group 9: Siblings
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Group 10: Community
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Group 11: Prejudice
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Group 12: Disability
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White, skull-shaped object with red shapes hovering above it. Black background.
The Vertebrated Cavern, Series of Decals (1936)
series of decals, gouache on black paper
Salvador Dalí


Dr. Paul Marchbanks
pmarchba@calpoly.edu