Friday, October 3, 2008

In-class essay

Today the students completed this in-class essay.

Critic Roland Barthes has said, “Literature is the question minus the answer.” Choose a novel or play and, considering Barthes’ observation, write an essay in which you analyze a central question the work raises and the extent to which it offers any answers. Explain how the author’s treatment of this question affects your understanding of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary.

You MUST select one of the following works:

The Handmaid’s Tale

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