FRESHMAN COMPOSITION, RHETORIC, GRAMMAR II
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INTRO. TO LITERARY RESEARCH & WRITING
INSTRUCTOR: James Maxfield
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FRESHMAN COMPOSITION, RHETORIC, GRAMMAR II&INTRO. TO LITERARY RESEARCH & WRITINGINSTRUCTOR: James Maxfield
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English 1010 Exercise #10 James Maxfield, Instructor Questions to Consider Regarding Assigned Short Stories (Group 1) Use the following questions to stimulate your thinking about our readings and to assist you in forming possible questions and arguments for your term paper thesis. Answer each question in 2 or 3 sentences. Dead Men’s Path – by Chinua Achebe --What details can you cite to explain or underscore the clash between "modern methods" and tribal customs? --How is the title symbolic? What does the "path" represent to the village priest and the people? How does this view contrast with Michael’s view? --Explain how this story reads like a Biblical parable? The Garden of Forking Paths – by Jorge Luis Borges --What is the double meaning of "Albert" is the story? --What or whose points of view are used in the story? Are they reliable narrators? --How is "time" significant in the story and in Ts’ui Pen’s novel? Separating – by John Updike --How is the setting and time of summer significant? --What is the significance of Richard’s seeing the outline of his wife’s body through her nightgown in the moonlight? --Can you explain the erratic behavior of the children in their response to the news. The Real Thing – by Henry James --Discuss the concept of an "unreliable narrator" in this story. --What is the purpose of the minor character of Jack Hawley? --Discuss the transformation of the main characters (the Monarchs) within the story. How is their name significant? --Why does Henry James use the lowly characters of an Italian street vendor and an uneducated girl from the streets of London to portray his elegant characters for the artist’s illustrations. |
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