American Literature

What associations do you have with the terms “modern” and “contemporary”?

Pre-Reading Questions: (choose one and respond with at least three full thoughts/sentences) What associations do you have with the terms “modern” and “contemporary”? What expectations do you have of plays that fit into this category? Consider the plays you have encountered in your education thus far: what relationship do these plays set up between the […]

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Date: October 12th, 2022

Han Kang’s usage of polyphony in Human Acts.

Prompts: Analyze and evaluate Han Kang’s usage of polyphony in Human Acts. Consider the various characters’ different perspectives and POVs. (3 paragraphs) For clarification: polyphony – a diversity of simultaneous perspectives and/or points of view perspective – includes the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a character Point-of-view (POV) – impacts how a text is written […]

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Date: October 12th, 2022

Discussed in class using three of the works read.

This paper is to allow for you to discuss the events within the time periods, through the literature read. You are to construct some form of an argument based on the readings and how they describe the developments occurring in this time period “You are expected to write an argumentative paper that is based on […]

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Date: October 11th, 2022

How does making

-Read this story: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/10007/10007-h/10007-h.htm -Read the attached file. – Write 350 words essay response to these question: •Although vampires have a long history in Slavic folklore, literature didnt really pay them much mind. Carmilla is one of the first vampires in literature, and the first with a long-ish story about her. For this post, think […]

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Date: October 11th, 2022