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Assignment
Overview: Choose one of the following topics and write an essay of 700 - 1000 words (about 2 ½ to 4 typed double-spaced pages) responding to it, OR you may choose a topic of your own that focuses on one of the following stories: Chopin's "Story of an Hour" or Updike's "A & P."
Consider the enlightenment of the main character of Chopin's "A Story of an Hour." What does she learn about herself, about the role of women in her society, and about the institution of marriage?
Discuss the use of symbolism in Chopin's "A Story of an Hour." You may want to consider Louise's "heart trouble," the spring setting, and the main character's name, among other things. Looking for last-minute assignment help? Grab it now!
Discuss the use of foreshadowing in Chopin's "A Story of an Hour."
Describe Sammy, the narrator of Updike's "A&P." Explain what his observations about the girls, his boss Lengel, his coworker Stokesie, and the customers tell us about him.
Why is Sammy in Updike's "A & P" compelled to quit at the end of the story? What does he learn from this experience? Why does his stomach fall when he looks back in the store and sees Lengel " checking the sheep through" after finding that the girls have gone? What is the theme of "A & P"?
Discuss how one of the following elements help shape the central theme of Updike's "A&P": the grocery store setting, the geographical location, the time period and social context, the first-person point of view.