Remembering a Great Teacher

I was deeply moved by Jervey Tervalon’s statement about his encounter with Marvin Mudrick (“A Novel Education,” Jan. 23). In 1949, I entered Dr. Mudrick’s class at UCSB. I think it was a first for both of us: the first class Dr. Mudrick had ever taught at UCSB and, for me, the first class where a teacher dynamited conventional, lazy responses and made reading momentous.

From his lovely article, I know that Tervalon is continuing Dr. Mudrick’s legacy.

Michael Mahon

Professor Emeritus of Literature Cal State Dominguez Hills