Monthly Archives: March 2015

Death of a Salesman: Questions, Notes and Essay Topics

Originally, Arthur Miller wanted to call the play The Inside of a Head, and begin it with “an enormous face the height of the proscenium arch which would appear and then open up.” (Proscenium is what the Greeks called the front … Continue reading

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Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire Here is a link to the Discussion Board: https://www.turnitin.com/discuss_view_flat.asp?r=8.40227074410862&svr=07&lang=en_us&threads=1&ord=1&tid=436355 Discuss the following themes and/or major concepts that appear in A Streetcar Named Desire: loneliness and our feeble attempts to overcome it illusion as an attempt to deceive … Continue reading

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Spring Break Assignment

Over Spring Break you guys will read either the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.  OR A Streetcar Named Desire. Read it carefully, paying attention to symbolism and motifs, theme, stage directions, setting, etc. I will post questions to accompany each play, … Continue reading

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Book 3 Questions

Please answer the following questions and post them onto http://www.turnitin.com Describe how Henry has changed since the beginning of the novel. Mention specific examples of how his behavior, his mentality, and the way he acts and thinks have changed. Explain … Continue reading

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A Farewell to Arms, Book I Questions

A Farewell to Arms Study Guide  BOOK ONE Chapter I The following instructions are for questions 1 – 4. Hemingway earned the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954 because of his unique writing style. Each of the following passages from … Continue reading

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