I got Somebody in Staunton by William Henry Lewis - AP Language & Composition

Discuss the importance of Sherwood Anderson’s excerpt in I got Somebody in Staunton by William Henry Lewis. Then, choose one short story and discuss how the fictional/textual personal mythology shapes your personal experiences. Analyze the author’s craft on the art of storytelling compared to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s. (Post one comment using MLA format- no less than 500 words.)

My Children! My Africa! by Athol Fugard-AP Language & Composition

My Children! My Africa! deals with South Africa’s dehumanizing system of apartheid. The focus here centers on education, on the cusp of a crucial period in South African history, and raises questions that endure despite the collapse of the apartheid system. What role does/can education serve in the world? What about reason? Hope? Make connections to Hunger of Memory by Richard Rodriguez- Analyze the techniques used to convey his message regarding language/education- in your analysis. Avoid the plot summary. Analyze the themes conveyed in both works- intertextuality analysis. (Post one comment no less than 500 words.)

My Children! My Africa! by Athol Fugard-Humanities III

Athol Fugard’s My Children! My Africa! takes us to apartheid South Africa in the mid-1980s, and deals with the horrors of that political system, but the issues Fugard tackles and the questions he asks are by no means of merely historical interest. What role does/can education serve in the world? What about reason? Hope? Make connections to The Tempest- Caliban’s response to Prospero regarding language-in your analysis. Avoid the plot summary. Analyze the themes conveyed in both works- intertextuality analysis. (Post one comment no less than 300 words.)