Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the symbolism in Porter's "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" (this chapter), Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily" (Chapter 1), and Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums" (this chapter).

Of the poems you have read so far, which did you find most powerful regarding the themes of identity and/or freedom and why? don't forget evidence (quotes, name of poem,

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. hedda: it gives me a sense of freedom to know that a deed of deliberate courage is still possible in this world,—a deed of spontaneous beauty. (hedda gabler; act 4; p. 139) hedda’s words here could be considered ironic metaphorical foreshadowings arcastic.

Which two lines in this excerpt from elizabeth bishops the fish suggests that the speaker respects the fish