"The Fish" critical analysis articles

Biggest Battle

April in Germany

https://www.ted.com/talks/donald_hoffman_do_we_see_reality_as_it_is#t-1158163

The Singer Solution to World Poverty

“How it Feels to be Colored Me”

 1. What do you notice about the verbs in the first four paragraphs of this memoir? What do the specific verbs indicate about Hurston’s attitude toward her life? 

2. How does Hurston indicate that paragraph five is the end of the introduction to the memoir?

 3. List three examples of figures of speech Hurston uses in paragraphs six and s
even that indicate her attitude toward being “colored.” What tone do the metaphors help to create? 

4. What does Hurston mean by the metaphor, “The terrible struggle that made
me an American out of a potential slave said, ‘On the line!’ The Reconstruction said,
‘Get set!’ and the generation before said, ‘Go!’” 

5. What realization does Hurston come to in the memoir, and
how has this new realization helped to shape her sense of self? 

6. Explain the main metaphor in the last paragraph of the memoir

Immigration synthesis essay 

Realism Test-

Know the plot, characters, and relations to Realism in the following Short stories-

• "Owl Creek Bridge" 
• "To Build a Fire"
• "The Yellow Wallpaper"
• "A Pair of Silk Stockings"

Know the claims, purpose, and evidence in the essay: "The Lowest Animal"

Know the differences and characteristics of Realism, Regionalism, and Naturalism.