Big Boy Leaves home and Long black song For these two stories, reflect on what theme or themes you find significant or interesting and use a few short quotes from each story to support and explore your response. These stories are in some ways more complex in the sense that they come from a very […]
Before completing this assignment, be sure to read and view the instructional materials for this week, specifically the ones on personality and how it defines us. Then, answer the following question in no more than two typed pages, double-spaced: Is “free will” a fiction? In other words, once we have found external causes for our […]
In continuation of our study of short fiction, Chapter 2 focuses on the literary element of Point of View. You should read all of Chapter 2, paying close attention to key literary terms (many of which are in bold face type). You will be quizzed on these terms elsewhere in this module. Additionally, pay special […]
The “Yellow Birds” is a work of fiction. That is, all the characters are made up in the imagination of the author as well as the story and the things that happen in the novel. However, as the great writer Tim O’Brien states in The Things They Carried, “A thing may happen and be a […]
For the past several weeks we have been exploring the concept of truth. We have read Oedipus Rex, several non-fiction articles, and conducted class discussions concerning this issue. We have continued our study of rhetorical devices and strategies to include advertising strategies. Now it is your turn to argue your opinion about truth. Prompt: In […]
The four gospels and the Book of Acts as literature In what sense are these books literature What techniques do they use that we associate more with fiction rather than non-fiction? How are they structured? How is meaning conveyed through the structure Do they reference other literature?
Genre (specific form, content, technique, etc.) is usually discussed from a descriptive point of view without any connection made between types (for e.g., between a docu-drama, detective series or a variety shows). Jost contends that genres make sense due to three “worlds” that interpret images: 1) the real world – our first instinct when we […]
Plot is an area that we don’t often single out for discussion. Because this element of story is driven by character, setting, and perspective, it is often considered to be the “easy” part of the story to navigate. However, more and more often modern texts are using unique formatting and structure to draw attention to […]
Write a seven-paragraph essay in which you analyze five elements of literature found throughout Heart of a Dog by Michael Bulgakov, while at the same time addressing the following question: how does Mikhael Bulgakov combine the chosen elements of fiction and to what effect? In other words, what kind of novel – with what salient […]
