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INSTRUCTIONS
This is due no later than Sunday. You must answer each question. To receive full credit, your answers should be thoughtful and well-developed. If you are unfamiliar with a literary term or concept, please take some time to do some research. This will help us to see how all the different story elements work together. You should use quotes from the text to illustrate the points you are making, and you should spend time discussing what those quotes mean rather than just letting them stand on their own. Each answer should be at least 100 words--more is fine. Submit your responses in one document (Word or PDF only, please.
I cannot open Pages documents, and Google Docs give you the option to save as a PDF).
1. Discuss how the different times and different points of view influence the plot of "We Live in Water." How does the past influence the present and the present the past? What is the resolution to this story?
2. What is the effect of second person point of view in "Girl"? Some argue that this is a prose poem and not a story. Which genre do you think it belongs to and why?
3. What is the effect of all the lists in "The Things They Carried"? How do the lists influence elements of the story such as symbolism, character, plot, and conflict?
4. What does Sammy want in "A&P"? A character's wants can be large or small, or both. What does Sammy realize from this episode with the ladies in the bathing suits? Is this a coming of age story? Why or why not?