Given the events of the times, what themes emerge within the selections you chose, and do they seem appropriate for the time period?“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway
Write a short essay describing a well-known person, group, or event that is inherently interesting but even more interesting when thought of as symptomatic of a trend in society or a period in history. Think of a dominant impression that expresses the essence of your subject and support it with sensory and vivid details and examples.
June 30, 2019Analyze “In Another Country” – Ernest Hemingway “A Rose for Emily” – by William Faulkner “Winter Dreams”- by F. Scott Fitzgerald “A Worn Path” – by Eudora Welty
June 30, 2019Given the events of the times, what themes emerge within the selections you chose, and do they seem appropriate for the time period?“Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway
Question Description
Track A: GENDER
- “Hills Like White Elephants” by Ernest Hemingway
- “Black Woman” by Georgia Douglas Johnson
- “On Being Young – A Woman And Colored” by Marita Bonner
Track B: CLASS and ECONOMICS
- “Winter Dreams” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “Bitter Fruit of the Tree” by Sterling A. Brown
- “The Ethics of Living Jim Crow” by Richard Wright
After selecting Track A or Track B, complete the assignment below.
Using your track of choice, please answer the following questions pertaining to the selections you read.
Choose 2 works from the Track of your choice (1 poem and 1 short story).
Please use complete, substantial sentences to answer the questions, and include in your answers textual support from the works you are analyzing.
- Given the events of the times, what themes emerge within the selections you chose, and do they seem appropriate for the time period?
- Going back to what was covered about symbolism, what symbols were apparent in these works?
- How were they used by the authors to communicate the message/theme(s) of the works?
- How do these themes fit or stray from what you have learned about racism and activism?
- Between the short story and poem in your selected track, what similarities and/or differences between the movements do you recognize?
