1. For those who didn’t write on Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal” already, what is Fielder’s goal in making this episode? Does he even know?
2. Apply our discussion of Lou Reed’s “Perfect Day” to the article on authorial intent. Insert your own viewpoint into the discussion.
3. Choose any of the articles we’ve gone through thus far (“Madness and Creativity,” “Should an Author’s Intentions Matter?” or “James Frey’s Fiction Factory”), and assess the persuasiveness of the writers and/or the concepts presented.
4. Does James Baldwin present a coherent vision of the artist?
5. Using Odenkirk’s “Portrait of the Artist,” explain how this text may be used to satirize any other work we’ve covered this term.