Next, we reviewed yesterday's reading of the Samson stories from The Bible by looking at more modern tellings of the story. First, we looked at the blues song "Samson and Delilah" as performed by Reverend Gary Davis (see song/video below). This discussion lead us to looking at the song "Samson" by Regina Spektor which further reinterprets the story (see song/video below). Discussion questions associated with each song helped us to focus our discussion which lead to the following one page essay prompt:
What message do you feel Spektor intends to communicate to her audience through her adaptation of the Samson and Delilah story?
Explain your response by referring to specific words, phrases, and images in the song.
Your response should be a minimum of 1 page.
Handouts:
Homework:
Respond to the one page response prompt looking at the song "Samson" by Regina Spektor.
