Do you see this triangular relationship

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Question 1. Select three facts from the introduction that you find important to help contextualize his identity as Christian (his religion), African (his birthplace) and subject of the Roman Empire (his national identity). Why did you select these and what do they tell you about the world and person of Augustine? (200 words)

Question 2. On Page 769, in Book I, regarding Childhood, Augustine references Dido and Aeneas. What imagery, diction and repetition does Augustine use to reference Virgil? What comparisons between the author's life and a famous piece of literature are being drawn? What leads Augustine to write "This is wrong, this is wrong!"? (200 words)

Question 3. Famously, on page 770-771, Augustine retells the story of being a young socialized man and stealing a pear from a pear tree in Book II. Look closely at the imagery, diction and repetition here. How can you compare the values of Augustine's actions and his later conscience to Laozi and/or the Gospel of Matthew? (200 words)

Question 4. In Pages 776-780, we hear about two types of love: the "earthly love" of Augustine's wife, followed by (in Book VIII) his "conversion" to the spiritual love of Christianity. Remember when we read Sappho, we looked at patterns of triangular desire (person, beloved, someone else). In both of Augustine's loves, do you see this triangular relationship? Do you recognize any imagery or diction that we have seen in Sappho, in Matthew? (250 words)

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