Q1: Dirty Realism focuses on unlikable characters in an ironically compassionate way, often using an economy of words. True or False ?
Q2:Reflecting on what you know about the micro literary devices of Characterization and (internal/external) Conflict, and macro theoretical lenses (Psychoanalytic and Feminist), why do you think Kristen Roupenian’s story “Cat Person” went viral when it was published in 2017? *Refer to Roupenian’s own concepts on the literary and social phenomena in her article: “What It Felt Like When ‘Cat Person’ Went Viral” by Kristen Roupenian (https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-it-felt-like-when-cat-person-went-viral)
Q4: Write an analysis that compares the Tone of the ending of any 2 of these stories: “Who’s Irish?” by Gish Jen, “The Girls in Their Summer Dresses” by Irwin Shaw, “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” by Jhumpa Lahiri, and “In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried” by Amy Hempel
Q5: Toni Morrison’s story “Recitatif” is an experiment in the removal of all racial codes from a narrative about two characters of different races for whom racial identity is crucial. TRUE / FALSE