Class 6 Comp 2 August 31 Assignment 1: Read Richard Cory and answer the questions at the end of that poem. The responses are due in writing at the beginning of Class 7, which is September 7. Assignment 2: Read the Lottery and Answer the Questions at the end of the Story. This assignment is…
Category: Theme
Acquainted with the Night by Robert Frost – Night As A Symbol – Night Versus Day as Themes
Acquainted with the Night BY ROBERT FROST I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain—and back in rain. I have outwalked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain….
Themes in Literature
What Is Theme in Literature? “Theme is the central idea or meaning of a story. It provides a unifying poin around which the plot, characters, setting, oint of view, symbols, and other elements of a story are organized. … ” Meyer & Miller, The Compact Introduction to Literature, pg. 188. A List of Some of…
The Flowers by Alice Walker – Focus on Plot
Alice Walker wrote the eye-opening, life-changing novel The Color Purple. The story is epic but it is brutal. Notice the climax in the following scene of The Color Purple: Alice Walker is a consummate storyteller. Let’s study her very short story The Flowers. The Flowers By Alice Walker It seemed to Myop as she skipped…
Soldier’s Home by Ernest Hemingway – Focus on Setting. Character, and Themes in Literature
Ernest Hemingway, Soldier’s Home” (1925) Krebs went to the war from a Methodist college in Kansas. There is a picture which shows him among his fraternity brothers, all of them wearing exactly the same height and style collar. He enlisted in the Marines in 1917 and did not return to the United States until the…