Spring Storm

 Greetings English 12! Here's the topic for Spring Storm by Mori Yoko:

How does the conflict between Natsuo and Yusuke represent a shift in power between men and women in postwar Japan?

The LandLady: English 11

 Here's the short story for Monday/Tuesday!

THE LANDLADY

Totem

 How does Totem reflect the our capacity for tolerance?

The Euphio Question

 Coming up English 11: The Euphio Question.

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Masque of the Red Death

 A little EAP!

Here we go:

Edgar Allan Poe designed Prospero to represent more selfish aspects of our nature. How does Prince Prospero represent these aspects in the face of inevitability?

Painted Door

How does the story explore the theme of emotional neglect versus physical presence? Which is more damaging in the story, and why?

English 12: Horses of the Night

 Good afternoon all! 

Here are a couple questions for "Horses of the Night" by Margaret Laurence:

Chris eventually confronts a truth about himself that mirrors his father’s life. Is this realization empowering, devastating, or both? Defend your answer with evidence.

Horses appear repeatedly in the story. What do they symbolize at different points, and how does their meaning change as Chris grows older?

Depending on time, we may do both or pick one for our response.

English 12: The Jade Peony

 Greetings English 12! Here is our writing work for Jade Peony. Depending on remaining time, I will give some more specific instructions during class :)

How does Wayson Choy construct the grandmother's presence through memory, belief, and symbolism?

To what extent does the jade peony function as a symbol of cultural inheritance rather than personal memory?

Omelas Topics: Semester 2 English 12

 

• Our Imagination as a vehicle for Complicity: As the narrator invites the audience to create an image of Omelas, we become complicit in the moral consequences of its greatest crime: the agreement to allow a child to continue suffering in order for everyone else to be happy. Think about what this allegory represents. Considering an allegorical reading, do you agree with Le Guin's claim?
• Coming of Age and the Loss of Innocence: All children between 8 and 12 learn about the child in the basement. At this discovery, the narrator states that everyone is disgusted and horrified at first. How might the contrast of childhood and adulthood (or at least puberty), be represented through the coming of age in Omelas?