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The discussion of how appropriate a choice "Sorrows of an America" was for the final book of our class caught me off guard.  I had never given much thought to the progression of books presented in a course and instead focused on learning all I could from those that are there.  In this sense I feel that I understand why this book was chosen even if I might not make the same decision.  The rather splintered elements of self and narrative seen in the story do continue the theme and tie in nicely to the "cracks" of science presented earlier.  I am not a particular fan of the book, it is pleasant enough to read (especially vs. Walt Whitman) but I almost wish we had read something that is a more important part of the literary cannon.  After Whitman and Darwin this book just feels a bit amateur by comparison.