1.Based on the details in “Snow,” what are some of the challenges that immigrants face?
2.Interview a real-life immigrant. Write a paper discussing his or her immigration experience. Use direct quotes from the interview in the paper.
- In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour,” Mrs. Mallard is described as descending the stairs “like a goddess of Victory.” Why does she feel victorious?
- Discuss Mrs. Mallard’s range of emotions in “The Story of an Hour.”
- Do you find the end of “The Story of an Hour” satisfying? Believable? Why or why not?
- In Richard Wright’s “Big Black Good Man,” does the author appear to be optimistic or
pessimistic about race relations?
- The sailor’s name is barely mentioned in “Big Black Good Man.” Why? Explain your answer.
- What is readers’ opinion of Olaf, Jim, or Lena in “Big Black Good Man”? Choose one character.
- What do you think Jim thinks of Olaf? Explain your answer.
- Is Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” an antiwar story? Explain your answer.
- Has Lieutenant Jimmy Cross changed by the end of “The Things They Carried”? If yes, how so?
- What is readers’ impression of Martha in “The Things They Carried”?
- What kind of person is Mama in Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use”?
- How does Maggie feel about her sister Dee in “Everyday Use”?
- Discuss your least favorite character. What does the character do or say to cause the reader to feel this way?
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