Ursula K. LeGuin "Sur" - Dec 7
Choose either/or 1. What is the main tone of the story? What for? Exemplify? 2. Why is it science fiction? 3. What is your favorite author's comment? Why?
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Choose either. 1. What is the function of the Mandarin Question in this story? 2. Pick up your favorite turn of phrase or rhetoric device. Try to explain honestly why it resonates with you. 3. We have studied plenty of stories about masculinity. To what extent can this be considered a story about feminitiy?
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