Litr221 b017
1. both emily dickinson and paul laurence dunbar were somewhat traditional in their work. compare and contrast dickinson's "i'm nobody, who are you" and paul laurence dunbar's "we wear the mask." consider structure as well as content. which made the most compelling statement?
2. compare and contrast the narrator of zora neale hurston's "how it feels to be colored me" and either toni morrison's main character, sula, or alice walker's dee.

What is the central idea of the "allegory of the cave"? a. most men live chained to the wall of a cave all of their lives, facing a blank wall, and trying to guess the nature of objects reflected by a fire. b. a philosopher is like a prisoner freed from the cave that comes to understand that the shadows are not reality, rather he understands reality by his experience. c. men who allow their experience to be shaped by perceptions and shadows do not know a better life. d. a philosopher must return to share the news of enlightenment with others who will not necessarily accept his good news. part