ENG 101 Bergen Community College Famous Quotes of Authors Questions
5. Rewrite the following quote in your own words:
“My great error was not that I had accepted someone else’s dream but that I had accepted the fact of dreams, the need for escape, and the invention of racecraft.”
6. During his journey, Coates encountered two quotes, the first by novelist Saul Bellow and a response by author Ralph Wiley.
o What did Bellow mean when he said, ”Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus?” What did that quote mean to Coates specifically?
o What did Wiley mean when he responded, “Tolstoy is the Tolstoy of the Zulus”?
o Why was exchange this significant for Coates?
