1. What is the central theme of “The Open Boat” and how does Crane show this theme?2. How is Carver’s story “A Small Good Thing” about human connections?3. In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where are you Going” Where have you been?” what is it about Connie’s life that makes her susceptible to Arnold Friend’s charms?This is an essay exam, so don’t be brief. Explain your answers fully. Write as much asyou can on the topic. Use specific textual evidence to support your answers. Remember, answer the question; don’t just write down everything and anything you can think of to write. Answer the question. You do not need to cite quotations.It’s hard to say exactly how long each answer should be…but think in the ballpark of four paragraphs. I do not fuss over grammar or format on the exams. The content is the key.If I find that any part of your answer is plagiarized you will fail the exam.
“The Open Boat By” Stephen Crane, ” A Small Good Thing” by Raymond Carver, “Where are you going” by Joyce Carol Oates
1. What is the central theme of “The Open Boat” and how does Crane show this theme?2. How is Carver’s story “A Small Good Thing” about human connections?3. In Joyce Carol Oates’s “Where are you Going” Where have you been?” what is it about Connie’s life that makes her susceptible to Arnold Friend’s charms?This is an essay exam, so don’t be brief. Explain your answers fully. Write as much asyou can on the topic. Use specific textual evidence to support your answers. Remember, answer the question; don’t just write down everything and anything you can think of to write. Answer the question. You do not need to cite quotations.It’s hard to say exactly how long each answer should be…but think in the ballpark of four paragraphs. I do not fuss over grammar or format on the exams. The content is the key.If I find that any part of your answer is plagiarized you will fail the exam.