Monday, May 6, 2013

The Wild Duck Journal 2

Papers due tomorrow.  Don't for get to submit them to turnitin.com.  Also, journals for Antigone are due tomorrow. 

HW:  Read Act II

Journal 2
1.  Continue examining illness and disease
2.  Who works and who pretends to work?  What are the motivations and reasons for each?
3.  Which characters portray decorum or how does decorum interrupt clear communication?
4.  Which characters appear honest?  What are the effects of being honest?
5.  "Realism and Naturalism are terms used to describe fiction that aims at minute fidelity to actual existence.  Realism connotes an attempt to give the illusion of the ordinary life, in which unexceptional people undergo everyday experiences"(Norton Anthology of English Literature Volume 2)  Examine how Ibsen portrays the common man and the common experience.

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