Compare and contrast

Identify two assigned short stories from Modules 2 and 3 that share a similar theme. Explain how this theme
appears in each of the stories you selected, using specific examples from each work.
Identify two assigned short stories from Modules 2 and 3 that share a similar theme. Explain how, in each of
the stories you selected, characterization or point of view allows for the exploration of the theme you selected.
Identify two assigned short stories from Modules 2 and 3 that have different points of view (first-person vs.
third-person, etc.). Explain how in each of the stories you selected its point of view might influence the reader's
interpretation of the story.
Identify two assigned short stories from Modules 2 and 3 that contain dominant symbols. Provide an
interpretation of those symbols, and explain how they are related to another literary element of the story, such
as character, point of view, or theme.
module 3
James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues”
William Faulkner, “A Rose for Emily”
Ursula LeGuin, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”
Eudora Welty, “The Worn Path”
Module two
Shirley Jackson, “The Lottery”
Zora Neale Hurston, “Sweat”
Alice Walker, “Everyday Use”
DH Lawrence, “The Rocking-Horse Winner”