Historical Research Essay

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Hemingway and Steinbeck

Continue reading "Big Two-Hearted River."


Begin Of Mice and Men (1937) by John Steinbeck.

Hemingway, Literary Analysis Essay

• Discussion of Nick Adams Stories ("Indian Camp", "The Battler", and "The End of Something") and of Hemingway's style.
  

• Read the story"Big Two-Hearted River" (Parts 1 & 2).
• Essay Assignment:

  You will write a 5-6 paragraph literary analysis essay on Ernest Hemingway’s short story “Big Two-Hearted River.”

  Select one of the following arguable points: Post traumatic stress disorder, rebirth, healing power of nature, other with Ms. Johnson’s approval.

  Possible Literary Techniques--no more than two for this short paper: imagery, symbolism, character development (character’s actions, thoughts, comments), word choice/sentence structure.

• Complete "Big Two-Hearted River" story chart as you read (handed out in class).
• First draft of essay due TUESDAY, May 10 at the beginning of class.

Ernest Hemingway

Take notes on these slides (presented and discussed in class).

• Read "The Battler" and "The End of Something" (both found in In Our Time or The Nick Adams Stories). You should have previously read "Indian Camp."
• Answer these questions:

1. What characteristics of the Hemingway Hero does Nick Adams display through these three stories?
2. Write down at least two questions from each story that Hemingway raises but does not answer for the reader.
3. Predict: What do you imagine will happen to Nick Adams later in his life? Will he marry? Have children? Hold a job? What details from the stories influence your answer?
   

The Great Gatsby, Compare and Contrast

Watch the opening scene of The Great Gatsby (1974).

Answer the following questions:

1. How is the film similar to and different from the novel?

2. How do the characters in the film compare to your vision from the novel?

3. How does the following quotation relate to The Great Gatsby? "The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function. One should, for example, be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise."

   F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Crack-Up" (1936)

The Great Gatsby (2000)

Finish film version of The Great Gatsby.

The Great Gatsby (2000)

Begin watching The Great Gatsby (2000).