Week 2 Discussion Board:

1. Complete the readings assigned for this week (there are 5 short stories)

2. Your post should answer all the following questions with your interpretation and opinions on the readings.

3. For questions 2-4 you MUST choose different readings. You cannot use one reading for all the questions. Question 1 will ask you to name your favorite short story. You may use your answer from question 1 for another analysis question if you want.

4. Each question should be answered completely in at least 3 sentences (you can always write more).

The initial post is due by Thursday!

Points for your post: 10

Questions to Answer in your initial post:

1. What was your favorite short story this week? Why? What did you connect to most within the story (do you have a related experience? did you use a specific lens to view it? Why was it interesting to you?)
2. The theme of our class is identity. Pick one of the readings and explore this idea within one of the characters. Based on what you see in the short story, how would you describe the character’s identity? Does it shape the story? Or does the story/outside forces, shape their identity?
3. One main literary element covered this week is setting. Choose one story and dig into the setting. How is it described? How does it reflect or create the tone of the story?
4. Choose one story. Where do you see symbolism in the story? Name at least 2 items/animals/colors/characters/images that act as a symbol. How do you know? What meaning did the author give to them? What do they symbolize within the story?