04-06-2010+ENGL1120

Learning Team Discuss the following questions and issues and be prepared to discuss them in class:

a. "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" i. What is the major theme of the story? ii. What is the most significant passage or line in the story? iii. What is the main metaphor? iv. How is this story plot advanced by the dialogue? v. Of what significance is the title of the story? vi. How does setting contribute to the tone and theme? vii. How does Hemingway employ symbolism? viii. Where does it seem we have to read between the lines to understand the story? ix. How is the word "nada" used in the story? x. How is the climax resolved?

b. "The Lottery" i. What is the theme of the story? ii. What are possible minor themes? iii. What does the story suggest about tradition? iv. What is the significance of the title? v. Describe the character of Mrs. Hutchinson. vi. How is Old Man Warner a symbolic character? vii. How does Jackson's style contribute to the story's outcome? viii. What is the significance of the title of the story? ix. What does "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" suggest? x. Why is it significant that Davy Hutchison was given a few pebbles?

c. "No One's a Mystery" i. What does the title suggest before, during, and after you read the story? ii. What are possible themes? iii. What are the societal implications of the story? iv. What is the significance of the five-year diary? v. How does dialogue advance the plot? vi. What effect does the length of the story have? vii. How does Tallent weave popular culture throughout her story? viii. What is the chief irony in the story? ix. What kind of person is Jack? What lines suggest that? x. What implication does the last line of the story have on the futures of the two characters?