Before writing, please read the stories and watch the lecture videos for this week.
Write
Write 1-2 paragraphs for each of the following questions (3-6 paragraphs total) Make sure to include at least one short quote from each story as evidence for your arguments. Cite any quotes or paraphrases using MLA formatting.
Please number your answers.
1. Argue for or against the following statement: In the story “Strawberry Spring,” the narrator is unreliable because he is deliberately keeping facts about the murderer’s identity from the audience.
2. Dramatic irony occurs when a reader knows more than the characters in a story. How does the author use irony in “Charles” to show us two different characterizations of Laurie?
3. Argue for or against the following statement: Evangelina is guilty of the crimes she is accused of in “Everyone’s Favorite Blonde”