On-line Collaboration Experiment
You will be asked to write on 2 of the following 3 (which I will choose). You may, however, write on all 3 and opt out of writing on two of the three short essays. If you choose this option, you
know before hand all 3 questions you will be writing on. Here they are;
(Don't forget to fill out the survey on which of the 5 stories we have read so far is your favorite)
1) Pick three of the following five characters (Mrs. Turpin, Kenneth, the Dad, Jesse, Bub), apply the insights of "The Hound of Heaven" (to give a theological meaning to the protagonist's events/response), and compare and contrast their actions/response with the other characters you have chosen for this essay.
2) One of the main themes across the five stories we have read is that of how we view the outer world from our inner world. This theme of sight and inner/outer frequently manifests itself in the confrontation and changing of the inner world of the character with/by the reality of the outer world. Choose 3 of the five characters (Turpin, Kenneth, the Dad, Jesse, and Bub) and explore this theme--comparing and contrasting how this theme plays itself in each story. If you wrote on #5, you can only choose one of the characters you wrote on in that essay to write on in this one.
3) Choose three of the following metaphors in the following stories. Extrapolate the meaning of the metaphor within the context of the story and compare/contrast it with the other chosen metaphors/meanings. Make sure you can articulate how each of them are used within the story, as well as find some similarities with some of the other metaphors from other stories
Stories and Metaphors:
· Revelation (the Hogs)
· Kenneth: The Gun
· Chicxiclub: The Rock
· Waiting for the Evening News: The Television
2) One of the main themes across the five stories we have read is that of how we view the outer world from our inner world. This theme of sight and inner/outer frequently manifests itself in the confrontation and changing of the inner world of the character with/by the reality of the outer world. Choose 3 of the five characters (Turpin, Kenneth, the Dad, Jesse, and Bub) and explore this theme--comparing and contrasting how this theme plays itself in each story. If you wrote on #5, you can only choose one of the characters you wrote on in that essay to write on in this one.
3) Choose three of the following metaphors in the following stories. Extrapolate the meaning of the metaphor within the context of the story and compare/contrast it with the other chosen metaphors/meanings. Make sure you can articulate how each of them are used within the story, as well as find some similarities with some of the other metaphors from other stories
Stories and Metaphors:
· Revelation (the Hogs)
· Kenneth: The Gun
· Chicxiclub: The Rock
· Waiting for the Evening News: The Television
Cathedral: The Television/the Cathedral
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