Assignment #2

Choose two of the three following discussion topics. You will create a TEAR parargraph in the form of a blog for EACH of the discussion questions you choose to answer. Make sure to include the discussion topic, your first initial, full last name, and period number at the top of your blog. You will also post the link to your two blogs as a comment to this Assignment #2 blog (MINOR GRADE).


Discussion Topics:
a. Many works of literature deal with political or social issues. Analyze how Hosseini uses literary elements to explore the issue of domestic abuse (psychological and/or physical). Do not summarize the plot or action of the work you choose.
b. Many works of literature deal with political or social issues. Analyze how Hosseini uses literary elements to explore the issue of gender relations. Do not summarize the plot or action of the work you choose.
c. In many works of literature, past events can affect, positively or negatively, the present actions, attitudes or values of a character. Select a character from A Thousand Splendid Suns who must contend with some aspect of the past, either personal or societal. Analyze how the character’s relationship to the past contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole. Do not summarize the plot or action of the work you choose.


The first comment to this post is an example of the comment your should be posting once you have completed the assignment.