Responses to Lit Circles

100th post!  Well, actually this is post 101, but I still have Pride and Prejudice notes that I haven't published.

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1. D

2. B

3. A

4. D

5. A

6. C

Crime and Punishment

1. D

2. D

3. D

4. A

5. E

6. A

7. A

8. C

9. B

10. B

Carrie

1. In some works of literature the insanity (or period of insanity) of a main character plays a central role. Choose a novel or play of literary merit and write a well-organized essay in which you discuss the mental illness of a central character and the specific ways in which that character’s mental illness relates to the larger themes of the work.

I'm just going to answer this in a general outline/pre-write.  I'm fairly sure I will be fine with the mechanics of the essay once I get a few core ideas.

• Lord of the Flies
• growing insanity of the children
• go from carefully formed society to primitive
• animals in both appearance and behavior
• killing humans
• degradation from rational to supernatural
• Theme?  The darkness in humans

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Explain how the author’s presentation of details is intended to shape the reader’s attitudes toward the place he describes.  Give specific attention to the function of word choice, imagery, phrasing, and sentence structure.

• Story takes place in several different "heavens"
• different realms in which Eddie learns unique lessons
• each heaven has a tone that reflects the theme of that section
• acceptance, forgiveness, etc.
• phrased to suggest something otherworldly, but still immediately relevant

Life of Pi

1. D C

2. C

3. E

4. C

5. C