Tuesday Siesta

 Question for Tuesday Siesta:

How do the oppressive heat and the enforced quiet of the siesta contribute to the story’s mood and themes? What might they symbolize beyond the literal setting?

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?