tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post3432630747195066181..comments2014-12-09T17:25:07.561-08:00Comments on Words and Images: House of Leaves Final PaperAdamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post-67969020034790241752014-11-21T15:27:58.009-08:002014-11-21T15:27:58.009-08:00Rebecca is right that your exact thesis is a littl...Rebecca is right that your exact thesis is a little unclear. However, your general direction is quite interesting. You're in good territory: Danielewski (especially through Z.) is deeply concerned with the direction of technology, and the impact of technology upon meaning/interpretation. Your research agenda is fine, and your general territory is excellent. Finding a specific focus and isolating relevant material in the text so you can make a specific argument about pattern recognition/computation will be the challenge. Prioritize the text here - you need to figure out how you can *use* your interesting research agenda, and not get bogged down in telling us what that research agenda is, which will be the temptation here.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post-78927255566684866172014-11-19T12:34:09.081-08:002014-11-19T12:34:09.081-08:00At first I thought you were trying to suggest comp...At first I thought you were trying to suggest computers as a solution to their problems to the hall, but reading more into your ideas it seems like you are planning on writing an essay connecting the problems they face in the maze with problems of current computing technology. Is this correct? It's a little difficult to tell exactly what your thesis is, so I think you need to refine that introduction to be a bit more clear. It's really nice that you already have three sources and plans for how you can integrate each one. As for those ideas for pushing your general direction, I like the last two with programming problems. Earlier actions changing outcomes and the structure of coding. I personally don't know too much about computer coding, but I hear a classic problem is finding the most efficient route getting to multiple points while hitting all of them- a little similar to them finding their way out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301340552112841884noreply@blogger.com