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AP Literature & Composition
Short Fiction Study
Focus on Character: Respond to the following questions in note format in your response journals. You must be prepared to actively participate in a discussion of all stories.
“Saving Sourdi” May-Lee Chai
1. How does your response to Nea develop over the course of the story? Is she a dynamic or a static character?
2. Explain how Nea and Sourdi serve as character foils to one another.
3. Discuss whether you think Duke is a flat or round character.
4. What is the effect of the story’s being told from Nea’s perspective? How might the story be different if it were told from the mother’s point of view?
“Bartelby the Scrivener” Herman Melville
1. Who is the protagonist? Whose story is it?
2. Does the lawyer change during the story? Does Bartelby? Who is the antagonist?
3. What motivates Bartelby’s behavior? Why do you think Melville withholds the information about the Dead Letter Office until the end of the story? Does this background adequately explain Bartelby?
4. Consider how this story could be regarded as a kind of protest with non-negotiable demands.
Writing Assignment
In a well-written work of fiction, the action of the story usually grows out of the personality of its protagonist and the situation he or she faces. Choose one of the stories in this unit and write an essay of approximately 2-3 pages in which you explain how the action is a result of the protagonist’s personality and/or situation (Kennedy, 90).
How does your response to Nea develop over the course of the story? Is she a dynamic or static character? Explain. Nea, the younger sister, has difficulty growing up and maturing as her own life, as well as her sister’s life, progresses. Her naivety, aggression, and anxiety influence her decisions throughout the story in a negative way. Nea is a flat and static character. Throughout the story she does not change, she remains childish in her actions and decisions. * Explain
Short Fiction Study
Focus on Character: Respond to the following questions in note format in your response journals. You must be prepared to actively participate in a discussion of all stories.
“Saving Sourdi” May-Lee Chai
1. How does your response to Nea develop over the course of the story? Is she a dynamic or a static character?
2. Explain how Nea and Sourdi serve as character foils to one another.
3. Discuss whether you think Duke is a flat or round character.
4. What is the effect of the story’s being told from Nea’s perspective? How might the story be different if it were told from the mother’s point of view?
“Bartelby the Scrivener” Herman Melville
1. Who is the protagonist? Whose story is it?
2. Does the lawyer change during the story? Does Bartelby? Who is the antagonist?
3. What motivates Bartelby’s behavior? Why do you think Melville withholds the information about the Dead Letter Office until the end of the story? Does this background adequately explain Bartelby?
4. Consider how this story could be regarded as a kind of protest with non-negotiable demands.
Writing Assignment
In a well-written work of fiction, the action of the story usually grows out of the personality of its protagonist and the situation he or she faces. Choose one of the stories in this unit and write an essay of approximately 2-3 pages in which you explain how the action is a result of the protagonist’s personality and/or situation (Kennedy, 90).
How does your response to Nea develop over the course of the story? Is she a dynamic or static character? Explain. Nea, the younger sister, has difficulty growing up and maturing as her own life, as well as her sister’s life, progresses. Her naivety, aggression, and anxiety influence her decisions throughout the story in a negative way. Nea is a flat and static character. Throughout the story she does not change, she remains childish in her actions and decisions. * Explain