Monday, December 3, 2007
Bodega Dreams Prompt #1: Passage Selection
Select a passage from Bodega Dreams that you found important, interesting, essential, or confusing. Type the passage with page # and analyze its significance.
American Lit. Author Essay Thesis Statement
Please post a potential thesis statement for your comparative analytical essay on your two novels. This statment must argue a thematic and/or stylistic similarity between the novels.
See the following great samples from last year for ideas:
#1
The protagonists in James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain and If Beale Street Could Talk not only feel rejected by society but also by their families. These portrayals emphasize the effects of isolation along with the hardships many African-Americans face and have to overcome through self empowerment.
#2
The difference in style, in fact, actually mirrors both the difficulties in Rice's own life, and her struggle to find faith in the world around her. Consequently, both Vittorio the Vampire and its anthesis, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, depict the sorrow of the loss of innocence through tragedy, and the small hope illuminated in a strong faith.
#3
Although the two female main characters in Joyce Carol Oates's Foxfire and Black Water are on polar sides of their views of men, they are both defined by their father's actions, and in the future are challenged by male influence, ultimately bringing them to their defeat.
Remember to sign your name!
See the following great samples from last year for ideas:
#1
The protagonists in James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain and If Beale Street Could Talk not only feel rejected by society but also by their families. These portrayals emphasize the effects of isolation along with the hardships many African-Americans face and have to overcome through self empowerment.
#2
The difference in style, in fact, actually mirrors both the difficulties in Rice's own life, and her struggle to find faith in the world around her. Consequently, both Vittorio the Vampire and its anthesis, Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, depict the sorrow of the loss of innocence through tragedy, and the small hope illuminated in a strong faith.
#3
Although the two female main characters in Joyce Carol Oates's Foxfire and Black Water are on polar sides of their views of men, they are both defined by their father's actions, and in the future are challenged by male influence, ultimately bringing them to their defeat.
Remember to sign your name!
Monday, November 19, 2007
Gatsby Prompt #2
Nick Carraway....a racist? prejudiced against those who are different from him? just an odd fellow? a completely cool guy? What do you think and give some evidence to support...
Gatsby Prompt #3
"Today on Cribs we'll be visiting the fantabulous life of Mr. Jay Gatsby. You will not believe what he has in store for you!"
What does Gatsby own? What does he show off? What do these things signify?
What does Gatsby own? What does he show off? What do these things signify?
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