No more that 1200 words
Instructions: using the library databases, seek information about the stories below. (You may also refer to pages 1247-1251 for additional reference) Using material from the articles you find, integrate the material into your essays analysing one of the prompts below.
1) Examine Saunders’ use of Point of View in “The Puppy.” How does the duality of the POV increase the moral ambiguity of the story. Explain how the POV contributes to the theme of this short story.
2) Some critics argue that “Where Are You Going, Where Have you Been” is an allegorical story. Others see it as purely realistic. Using examples from the text, make a case for either point.
3) What realization about the world does “Snot” (Laurel) have at the end of ZZ Packer’s “Brownies?” How does Packer use Irony to introduce her main theme?