Stephen Crane “The Open Boat’ pg. 387 (refer to the theme that we as humans exist in a universe or nature itself where our existence is insignificant/indifferent to the bigger picture, how the human spirit and will to survive are the only things that keep us alive) Maybe bring up the poem in the story about the poem and how this could be interpreted as illusion or fact?
—750-1200 words. –Choose one of the works above.
–Write an interpretation of the work using literary elements to explain important ideas that may not be apparent to the reader,
–Do not use outside works. Do not Google the work on the internet. Do not read summaries or other people’s interpretations.
