The Writing Portfolio of
Kenneth John Odle

Academic

English Degree, Western Michigan University

English 5830 — Adolescent Multicultural Literature

“Emersonian and Du Boisian Double Consciousness and Assimilation: The Formation of Dual Characters in the Works of Sherman Alexie and Gene Luen Yang”

English 4840 — Children's Multicultural Literature

“Changing Depictions of Assimilation in American Multicultural Books for Children: A Changing Paradigm”

English 3840 — Adolescent Literature

“Machismo vs. Éxito: The Search for Male Identity in Mexican-American Young Adult Literature”

English 2520 — Shakespeare

“The Bottom of the Fool (OR The Fool’s End)” — Prompt: write a “lost” portion of King Lear which explains the disappearance of the Fool.
“‘Dear Abby’ Letter, from the point of view of Hortensio” — Prompt: write a letter to Dear Abby from the point of view of one of the characters.

English 1100 — Literary Interpretation

“‘We Can Never Be Born Enough’ Re-creating the Myth of Childhood Through Three Poems” — Prompt: Analyze one or more poems.
“Moon Over Buffalo: A Review in Three Parts” — Prompt: write a review of a university-produced play.

Published Fiction

Short Stories

“Beyond Here Only Silence” — Rockhurst Review, Fifteenth Edition, Spring, 2002