Find evidence to support:
Explain the final sentence of the story. (interpret what? to or for whom?) Is this an indication of hope and meaning, or is this an indication of hopelessness and meaninglessness?
Monday, April 18, 2016
The Open Boat discussion prompt 7
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Events in naturalist stories seem ironic because readers expect romantic notions of control and reward, but do not find them.
Events in naturalist stories seem ironic because readers expect romantic notions of control and reward, but do not find them.
The Open Boat discussion prompt 6
Find evidence to support: Human being like to believe they are special or the center of the universe. This is an illusion that they cling to.
The Open Boat discussion question 5
Nature is neither benevolent nor antagonistic; nature simply is.
The Open Boat discussion question 4
The details and imagery of this story suggest a bleak and unsettling view of human existence.
The Open Boat discussion question 3
Find evidence to support:
Searching for meaning is a futile exercise.
Searching for meaning is a futile exercise.
The Open Boat discussion question 2
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Only those who have experienced the apathy of life and nature can truly understand it.
Only those who have experienced the apathy of life and nature can truly understand it.
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