due Friday 2/26

1. From the following stories, choose a story to write an essay about:

"The Thing in the Forest"

"Roman Fever"

"A Rose for Emily"

"The Country Husband"

"Cathedral"

2. Ask yourself two warm-up questions: is this a happy story, an unhappy story, or something in-between, or both? Is the main character a good person, not a good person, in-between, or both? (or if you prefer, is the main character a likable person, etc.)

3. Choose a brief but meaningful phrase or sentence and quote it in the top left hand corner, and do your first chart. You may, if you like, use one of the following as a guiding question:

What does the characterization in this story (what the characters are like) tell us about the meaning of the story? or

What does the imagery in the story tell us about the meaning of the story?