Literature

Flannery O’Connor: “Everything that Rises Must Converge” Address the following in a written essay: Examine the references to eyes, sight, and so on, in “Everything That Rises.” What do these references reveal about Julian’s perspective through most of the story? At the end of the story? In “Everything that Rises,” does Mrs. Chestny’s encounter with … Read more

After reading the designated chapters from the course textbook, Hollywood Heroes:How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God (Turek & Turek, 2022), you will write to respondto 3-4 of the main ideas from the chapters. Each chapter should be addressed inthe paper, though you may choose to lean more heavily on one chapter rather thanthe other. Papers should be written … Read more

For this assignment, you will use MS PowerPoint to present your final argument utilizing one of the three forms covered in the class (Classic/Aristotelian, Toulmin, or Rogerian).  After a catchy title slide, you will present your introduction paragraph on slide 2. This should be the same introduction produced in week 5, but with some tweaking … Read more

Read a poem from this week making annotations as you go. Present 3-5 annotations in outline format and construct a 200 word close reading, as exampled on pages 308-309. Be sure to cite any quotations or paraphrases, using line numbers for poetry citations.  Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire  Jhumpa Lahiri: “Interpreter of Maladies” Judith Ortiz … Read more

Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire What is the significance of the title of A Streetcar Named Desire? How does the title resonate with other mentions of desire throughout the play? Jhumpa Lahiri: “Interpreter of Maladies “Interpreter of Maladies” provides an intriguing take on tourists because the Dases are Indian American tourists in India. Similarly, the guidebook … Read more

Select three of the following poems and discuss how the themes of “culture” and “language” drive them. Why are the two different rooms, or worlds, in “Sonrisas” contrasted? What is the fundamental difference between them? You may also discuss what it means to “live in a doorway” Discuss the significance of setting, culture, and place … Read more

Address the following in a written essay: Discuss the role names and naming plays in “A Pair of Tickets.” You may look at the character names, the names of places, or the naming of items (some in Chinese while others in English) in your response. If you desire, you may compare the importance of names … Read more

 how  would your reading of “Sonny’s Blues” would change if it were in chronological order, beginning with the mother telling the narrator of his uncle’s death. What would be the effect if the story began here? Baldwin makes the narrator in “Sonny’s Blues” the brother rather than the namesake. What effect does this form of … Read more

1. Do Russell’s characters become more or less “animal” as they are conditioned to behave like humans? What does this suggest about human and animal personalities, according to Russell’s views? 2. In “Volar,” what does the narrator most admire about Supergirl? What do the super-heroine’s characteristics and abilities represent for the girl? 3.How does translation … Read more

What kind of tone is  “Humanity 101” written in? What are some examples. Why did the author make the poem this way?  (What picture of the speaker emerges from the voice that the author has created? Do you like the speaker? Do you relate to her?) Araby When the narrator finally gets to the almost … Read more