Lit Circle Work

Multiple Choice 
I didn't do the general questions because they do not contribute to studying for the exam since those books will not be on the test and they also didn't include literary term questions.

The Picture of Darian Gray
1. D
2. ?
3. C
4. D
5. A

Life of Pi
1. C
2. C
3. E
4. C
5. C

1. C
2. C
3. C
4. C
5. C E

Crime and Punishment
1. B
2. D
3. E
4. ?
5. E
6. E?
7. ?
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. D
12.?
13. E
14. E
15. C
16. D
17. A
18. B
19. B

Essay Prompts

Crime and Punishment


1) Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment”: Author confronts the audience with a scene or scenes of violence. Explain how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the complete work. Avoid plot summary. (1982 prompts)

Outline: 

His actions gives the reader a picture of how the character actually is. His words may say one thing but this actions speak louder. This can be a theme in the story which helps contribute to the meaning of the complete work. 

His actions and reactions towards other characters give insite to how the meaning of the book relies on other characters

How crazy and disputing this scene is, give insight to the complete work and what values it will up hold. 

A scene of violence can dramatically shape a novel and the characters within. In Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Fyodor creates a scene of violence in order to better establish the themes and motifs of the novel. Through the main character's actions, Fyodor sets up the novel to be dark, reactive and meaningful. 

The 5 People You Meet In Heaven 

Explain how the author’s presentation of details is intended to shape the reader’s attitudes toward the place he describes.  Give specific attention to the function of word choice, imagery, phrasing, and sentence structure.

Outline: 

The different places and people he mets are described differently in order for the reader to imagine them differently, to feel the mood differently and because this tailors the experience to each individual person he meets in heaven. 

An author's use of literary tools to describe settings helps the reader better understand the work. We see this technique in The 5 People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom because of the very distinct and different settings each character contributed to plot line. This allows the reader to better imagine the setting, more clearly understand the mood and better "feel" the experience that main character was going through. 

Carrie

1. In some works of literature the insanity (or period of insanity) of a main character plays a central role. Choose a novel or play of literary merit and write a well-organized essay in which you discuss the mental illness of a central character and the specific ways in which that character’s mental illness relates to the larger themes of the work.

Outline: she was bullied into insanity. bullying is larger theme. Isolation is larger theme and isolation leads to insanity. Through insanity she was able to let go and realize the strength of her powers.