1)Explain how certain elements in “Young Goodman Brown” and “The Birthmark” help to foreshadow the events that transpire. Focus on three examples from each story specifically.
2)“A&P” employs first person narration, and the tone of the story feels a little different than others we have read. Explain why first person narration is most effective in this story. Why is Sammy’s perspective important? What does it accomplish in this case? What do you take away from this narrative strategy?
3)Examine the motif of photographs in Rick Moody’s “Demonology.” Why are these reoccurring images important given the subject matter of the narrative? How do they help us make meaning? How does the author use them in an attempt to deal with loss and why?
