Respond to each of the following. Each response should be a fully developed paragraph. 1) Each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that answers the exam question. 2) This should be followed by a quotation. Be sure to introduce your quotation and use parenthetical citation to show the page from which the quotation was taken. 3) Your quotation should be followed by an analysis of the excerpt that reflects the study questions discussed in class. Note: Images, symbols and metaphors must be properly defined and identified in each response. Please double space.
1. Why is Mrs. Wright unhappy? (Do not include the question or excerpt in your response.)
The kitchen in the now abandoned farmhouse of John Wright, a gloomy kitchen, and left without having been put in order – -unwashed pans under the sink, a loaf of bread outside the bread-box, a dish -towel on the table – -other signs of [incomplete] work.
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2. What does Mr. Wright do to Minnie Foster’s spirit after he marries her? (Do not include the question or excerpt in your response.)
Mrs. Hale – I suppose she felt she couldn’t do her part, and then you don’t enjoy things when you feel shabby. She used to wear pretty clothes and be lively, when she was Minnie Foster, one of the town girls singing in the choir.
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Mrs. Peters – It’s the bird.
Mrs. Hale – But, Mrs Peters—look at it! It’s neck! Look at its neck! It’s all—other side too.
Mrs. Peters – Somebody – wrung – its – neck.
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3. What choice by Minnie Wright creates a female symbol of power? (Do not include the question or excerpt in your response.)
Mr. Hale – I walked from there to here – -then I says, “Why, what did he die of?” “He died of a rope round his neck,” says she.
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Mrs. Hale – That’s just what Mr. Hale said. There was a gun in the house. He says that’s what he can’t understand.
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