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Study Questions: English 324 WHO is writing? WHAT sort of person? What does he/she reveal about him/herself? What does he/she hide? Is he/she isolated from others? from social concerns? What sorts of questions does he/she ask? Who is the author writing for (audience)? What relationship is he/she trying to develop with them? (teacher? Provocateur? friend? expert?) WHY is he/she writing? Is a purpose stated or implied? Is it achieved? WHAT is the author's view of his/her or man's relationship with nature? with place? (united, controlling, separated, alienated, conversing, etc.?) Does he/she see limits for either? Is he/she more Western/logical/positivistic/scientific or eastern/Indian/spiritualized/mystical? HOW do time and place matter? Does the writer travel or root? Native or tourist? Is his/her attitude toward the place passive or active/changing? WHERE does the writer place him/herself in time? How does this author present his/her vision of nature uniquely in language and style? HOW are imagery and metaphor used? Does he/she question the limits of language? |
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