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Notes for David O'Connor's 4/4/07 lecture on Andre Dubus', “Out of the Snow”

Andre Dubus, “Out of the Snow”

I. Erotic Love and Embodied Beings

A. Recalling Pausanias’ speech: our bodies as neutral vehicles of meaning

B. The Church: sexual intercourse itself bears a certain meaning

II. Sacramental Ubiquity in “Out of the Snow”

A. LuAnn’s bodily actions are sacramental

“Now that she was gathering food for Julia and Elizabeth and Sam, too, she saw it in the store as something that would become her children’s flesh. As a girl she had learned about the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, all of them but one administered by a priest; the woman and man gave each other the sacrament of matrimony. Being a mother had taught her that sacraments were her work, and their number was infinite.” (Andre Dubus, Dancing After Hours, New York: Vintage, 1996: 180-1)

B. LuAnn’s rapture in defending her bodily integrity

C. Symmetry of evil and good actions

Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. O\'Connor, D. (2007, July 05). Session 31 Notes. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/ancient-wisdom-modern-love/lecture-notes/session-31-notes. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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	Info Session 31 Notes Document Actions — filed under: bodily integrity, Pausanias, "Out of the Snow", sacrament, Andre Dubus Notes for David O'Connor's 4/4/07 lecture on Andre Dubus', “Out of the Snow” Andre Dubus, “Out of the Snow” I. Erotic Love and Embodied Beings A. Recalling Pausanias’ speech: our bodies as neutral vehicles of meaning B. The Church: sexual intercourse itself bears a certain meaning II. Sacramental Ubiquity in “Out of the Snow” A. LuAnn’s bodily actions are sacramental “Now that she was gathering food for Julia and Elizabeth and Sam, too, she saw it in the store as something that would become her children’s flesh. As a girl she had learned about the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, all of them but one administered by a priest; the woman and man gave each other the sacrament of matrimony. Being a mother had taught her that sacraments were her work, and their number was infinite.” (Andre Dubus, Dancing After Hours, New York: Vintage, 1996: 180-1) B. LuAnn’s rapture in defending her bodily integrity C. Symmetry of evil and good actions Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. O\'Connor, D. (2007, July 05). Session 31 Notes. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/ancient-wisdom-modern-love/lecture-notes/session-31-notes. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.