Character

Character

"A & P"

Answer the following questions in a fluid paragraph response in the same order the questions are listed. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. What does a character's outward appearance have to do with understanding who he or she is? How do you know?

2. What is the role of a protagonist in fiction?

3. What is the role of an antagonist in fiction?

4. Describe Sammy's physical appearance in John Updike's "A & P." Evaluate the effectiveness of this characterization with the inference of this text.

5. Describe Queenie's physical appearance in John Updike's "A & P." Evaluate the effectiveness of this characterization with the inference of this text. 

6. Why is knowing the character's personality an important step in figuring out who the character is? Provide two reasons.

7. Describe Sammy's personality. Does this strengthen the character or weaken the character? How do you know? 

8. Does Sammy overcome the conflict with Lengel? How do you know?

9. Describe the setting of "A & P." How does the setting affect the ending of the short story?

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Professor Stanley

Narration

Narration

Answer the following questions in a fluid paragraph response in the same order the questions are listed. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. Describe what a narrator does and provide two examples from the texts we have read.

2. Why is a narrator necessary? Provide two reasons.

3. Provide an example of first-person narration in a recent movie you have seen. What is the impact of having a first-person narrator in a movie?

4. What is third-person omniscient narration? What is the value of having third-person omniscient narration? What is the limitation of having third-person omniscient narration?

5. What is third-person limited (also referred to as limited omniscience) narration? What is the value of having third-person limited narration? What is the limitation of having third-person?

6. Who is the narrator in "Araby" by James Joyce?

7. What form of narration is used in "Araby" by James Joyce? How do you know?

8. Who is the narrator in "The Dead" by James Joyce? How do you know?

9. What form of narration is used in "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid? How do you know?

10. How does listening to a selection instead of reading it affect your comprehension?

11. How does listening to a selection instead of reading it affect your overall opinion of the work?

12. What happens when you cannot trust the narrator? 

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Professor Stanley

Plot > "Araby"

PLOT

"Araby"

Answer the following questions in a fluid paragraph response in the same order the questions are listed. This blog is the equivalent of a classroom discussion, so you will need to respond to your peers' posts in order to learn from multiple perspectives. Please refer to the blog rubric on Blackboard in order to achieve the grade you desire. 

1. Fully define plot and provide two examples.

2. Why is plot necessary? Provide two reasons.

3. What makes a good plot? How do you know?

4. Provide an example of plot in a recent movie you have seen. What is your overall assertion of the movie's use of plot?

5. Describe the plot in "Araby" by James Joyce? Is the plot a strength or a weakness of "Araby," and how do you know?

6. What is the overall power behind plot? How does a good plot improve the author's text? How does a weak plot decrease the value of an author's text?

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Professor Stanley