Sunday, May 3, 2009

May 2001

1. compare uses and abuses of power as a theme in novels or short stories you have read. say what this theme and presentation contribute to each work you discuss.

2. talk about how two differebt characters from 2 diferent movies abuse their power.

3. power hierarchy, age, and gender

4. the two books i would use are The Bluest Eye and As I Lay Dying. i would talk about Cholly and anse.

May 2004

1. with close reference to two or threre novels or short stories in your study, compare the ways in which writers have used narrative strategies and with what effect.

2. how does the narration add to two or three different novels.

3. voice, diction, and tone

4. as i lay dying and the bluest eye