readingss

1.  What is the Point of View (narrator) in the following selections?  In addition to telling me 1st person or 3rd person (include the 3 categories), can you determine who the actual speaker is?

 -"The Planned Child"

 -"A Dog’s Death"

 -"Titanic"

2.  Determine what person, place, or thing is the symbol in each of the following selections, and explain its significance to the story/poem:

 -"Titanic"

 - the window in "The Story of an Hour"

3. Explain the irony in the following selections:

 - "The Story of an Hour"

 - "Dog's Death"

  - "Titanic"

Thematic Interpretations

After reading each of this week's selections, compose a 1-2 paragraph  thematic interpretation for each selection; that is, what is the lesson/moral/revelation/message that the author/speaker is trying to communicate to the reader?