ENG250Y1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Emily Dickinson, Chronotope, Presupposition
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Passages from x number of texts - identify author, discuss significance of passage to the entirety of the work. 2 essay questions - answer either one or two. Will have to write on at least 3 texts. Probably have to write about one of the larger themes. Douglass we looked at the opposite; was a slave - wanted freedom within society - wanted the opportunity to not be an outcast. Whitman - being free within the individual self but still within society. Start with franklin, emerson, douglass, melville (i"d prefer not to) Power of writing and language - common theme. Question everything, don"t listen to him tell you about things, go find out about them themselves reminds me of finn - questions everything, attempts to come to his own conclusions. The ability to read gives the person this agency this ability to go up against societal norms and reject them. Whoever can interpret is going to be in power.
