Directions:
The journal should be typed following proper MLA format–>MLA Journal format.pdf Download MLA Journal format.pdf.
Your title should be the same as the assignment. Example: Literary Response Journal #1-The Vernacular Tradition
The journal entry should be a minimum of 2 paragraphs with a minimum of 300 words.
Choose TWO of the topics listed below.
The first paragraph should be about Topic #1, and the second paragraph should be about Topic #2.
Do not bullet your answers.
Include the literary work’s TAG (title-properly punctuated/author/genre).
Use specific references to the literary work but NO DIRECT QUOTES.
Answer with careful thought and insight.
Watch your grammar, spelling, mechanics, and punctuation.
Use your own thoughts about the work. Remember, you are submitting your journal to Turnitin.com. It will catch plagiarism which will result in a zero for your assignment.
Topics:
Katherine Anne Porter uses the narrative technique of stream of consciousness to present Granny’s thoughts and to indicate how close she is to death. Discuss Porter’s use of this technique. How would you describe stream of consciousness? How well does it indicate how close Granny is to death? Include details from the selection that illustrate the technique.
Granny Weatherall reacted to being jilted by pushing the memory deep into her subconscious and working hard. How else might she have reacted? Could she have avoided carrying her emotional sorrow to her deathbed? How?
In “A Rose for Emily,” the readers are often shocked by the “appearance” of Homer Barron at the end of the story. Explain how Emily’s reasons for murdering Homer are related to her personal history and to the way she handled previous conflicts.
Comment on the grandmother’s reaching out to the Misfit and his response. Does it seem believable that she might make this gesture? Can you offer any examples of how people change their behavior when they are faced with extreme situations? How does the grandmother’s gesture relate to the Misfit’s comment that she might have been a good woman if she had someone “to shoot her every minute of her life?” Some readers find the violence of O’Connor’s stories, especially “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” too horrifying. Do her own statements about violence as a necessary element in her plots provide an acceptable rationale for the violence?
When O’Connor says that Southerners are afraid that they were “formed in the image and likeness of God,” what do you think she is saying about why and how Southerners are different from people of other regions? Discuss how religion plays a role in both “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and “Good Country People.”
In “Good Country People,” Why does Hulga show an interest in Manley? What are her plans when she meets him? What is her attitude about him, revealed in her thoughts? How does Manley act with Hulga on Friday and throughout most of Saturday? Why are the pair drawn to each other? What are the jokes they play on each other? Why? How are these deceptions related to the theme? Why does Manley’s gaze seem familiar to Hulga?
In “Good Country People,” Why does Hulga show an interest in Manley? What are her plans when she meets him? What is her attitude about him, revealed in her thoughts? How does Manley act with Hulga on Friday and throughout most of Saturday? Why are the pair
