Now that we've examined some significant rants of Holden's it's your chance to choose one that you believe is important and complete an in-depth analysis of it. In your groups, choose a specific passage from either Chapter 24 or Chapter 25 and answer the following questions:
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There are multiple times in The Glass Castle that Rose Mary and Rex come into money and should be able to pull themselves out of the poverty they're in. However, none of these end up working out.
Why? Answer this question with specific references to one of the wasted opportunities. A lot changes once the Walls family leaves the desert and puts down roots in Welch. How does Jeannette's tone and way of telling the story differ once they move to Welch? Why is it different? Find a specific example that demonstrates this difference and analyze it in some depth.
Complete the following steps for you assigned character:
You will not be able to post an image in the blog, so copy the URL, and then click on it in your presentation. Rose Mary and Rex have interesting logic to back up how they're raising their kids (and their lifestyle in general). Chose a quotation that demonstrates their logic and analyze it closely:
Each group is responsible for one of the following topics:
(Include your topic at the beginning of your post) 1. The significance of the lamp lit at noon 2. The significance of the setting 3. The use of diction (identify some interesting words and suggest why they may have been chosen and what their impact is) 4. How the traditional roles of men and women impact this story (how men and women are stereotypically view) 5. The use of pathetic fallacy in the story 6. Evidence that the wife was right 7. The significance of the husband’s internal conflict Decisions, decisions. Choose 1 of the following options to introduce yourself to the class.
1. Who are you? Where did you come from? Where do you want to go? What are you interested in? What do you want other people to know about you? Take this opportunity to introduce yourself to the class. 2. Answer one of the following random questions:
3. Oscar Wilde: "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes." In your experience, is there some truth to this, or is this just something he said because he's made a lot of mistakes? |
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