Major writing assignment for the drama section. Here is the topic: Is Willy Loman a tragic hero in Death of a Salesman? You can argue either for or against, but either way justify your position with information from the play itself and bring in at least two secondary sources, things others have written about the […]
In Sherman Alexie’s story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona,” what is the struggle for the protagonist, Victor? What is he trying to balance, trying to come to terms with in regard to his identity? Who is Thomas (Thomas Builds-the-Fire), and what is his role? How is Victor’s struggle resolved at the […]
This essay of a minimum of 500 to a maximum of 700 words requires you to choose any one of the stories given below. Review the list of stories to identify which one you’d like to write about: • “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan You aren’t required to do any research for this […]
This essay of a minimum of 500 to a maximum of 700 words requires you to choose any one of the stories given below. Review the list of stories to identify which one you’d like to write about: • “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan • “Death by Landscape” by Margaret Atwood • “To […]
Day and night. Light and darkness, Good and evil. The protagonist in this story leaves one setting, Salem Village, which seems to represent good, order, white European civilization, Christianity, and so on, and goes into the Wilderness, representing the exact opposite: evil, chaos, anarchy, “a devilish Indian behind every tree” and…. Wait. That’s actually the […]
Assignment for the Second Book You can imagine you are a staff writer for a newspaper. You have been given the assignment of reading a book and writing a review for the Entertainment Section. Write your review, keeping in mind the following guidelines: ❑Make your review lively and interesting to read (grab the reader’s attention […]
How does gender and class influence the protagonist in Jack Hodgins’ short story “The Concert Stages of Europe”?
