Barbarian

Some readers see Dido’s character as pure propaganda: a “barbarian” (read: non-Roman) foreigner and a “hysterical” woman who cannot rule effectively. In your view, does her character transcend these stereotypes and become three-dimensional?

The Doll House

Within A Doll’s House, choose a character (not necessarily the protagonist) whose mind is pulled in conflicting directions by two compelling desires, ambitions, obligations, or influences. Then, identify each of the two conflicting forces and explain how this conflict illuminates the meaning of the work as a whole. (Parental/filial obligations, The role of women, etc.)

The nickel Boys

Do a close review and analysis of:

Chapter 12: What are the four ways to get out of Nickel; What is the “fifth” way that Elwood adds?
Chapter 14: What is “agape” and in what way was Dr. King discussing it? What thoughts and considerations led Elwood to decide to pursue “the fifth way”?
Chapter 16: Review especially Elwood’s own assessment of his situation from his solitary confinement room.
The Epilogue. Is it a good end to the novel? What do you make of the Turner/Elwood switch?

The Way to Wealth

In Benjamin Franklin’s “The Way to Wealth,” what is wealth? Is Franklin talking about a monetary wealth or some other type of wealth? How does Father Abraham’s path to wealth differ or conflict with ways we see people pursuing wealth today?
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