• Write a one page response for each of the following topics. Your papers must be keyed, double spaced, using Calibri 12 or Times New Roman 12, and stapled together.
• Write the question at the top of each of your answers so I know what you are writing about.
• Your responses may be given from a first person perspective if you choose to do so.
• You do not need to reference any sources or attach a Works Cited page to your submission but you should mention the authors and titles in each of your responses.
1. Explain how the title, A Raisin in the Sun, is appropriate for this drama. Refer to Langston Hughes’ poem “Harlem” when considering your response.
(15 points)
2. Discuss 2 pieces of literature we covered this semester that deal with the oppression of women in marriage or in society in general.
(15 points)
(A Rose For Emily And A Doll’s House )
3. Innocence and Experience
Growing up is seen as growing into truth and reality.
What poetry from this section do you think best illustrates this point?
(15 points)
any poetry by this theme is ok!!
4. Conformity and Rebellion
Several characters in the works in this section are rebels.
What are they rebelling against? Are they justified in their rebellion? Refer to 2 pieces of literature.
(15 points)
Two Kinds and A Hunger Artist
5. Culture and Identity
Social tradition has often determined the roles we play in life.
What 2 pieces of literature from this section illustrate how tradition and culture are important aspects of one’s identity?
(15 points)
Everydayuse And A Raisin in the Sun
6. Love and Hate
What two works in this section best illustrate the idea that love and hate are closely related emotions?
(15 points)
Drinking Coffee and Hills like White Elephants
7. The Presence of Death
Which poems did you find to be the most impacting in this section?
What was the message about death in each poem?
Why did these particular poems impress you more than the others?
(10 points)
P. 1150 The Things they carried and To An Anthlete Dying Young P.1190
