Part 1
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Instruction
Using your story and poetry reading strategies, this week you’ve read two short stories and a poem; and also, you’ve read a non-fiction text discussing what you might call the psychology of knowing other people: it discusses how much we think we know about other people, how little we believe other people know us, and how wrong we can be on both counts.
Your task:
Pick one of the following questions, and discuss it with reference to at least two of this week’s readings.
1. When we get people completely wrong, have they deceived us – or have they allowed us to deceive ourselves?
2. Discuss how language can deceive as well as communicate.
3. Can silence be as deceptive as speech?
Your paper should:
● present and explain a clear, single thesis that addresses your chosen question, with an organized explanation;
● give concrete, specific examples (including direct quotes) drawn from at least two works;
● reflect careful, active reading of the literary texts, as outlined in the tutorials (i.e., basic reading strategies, attention to rhythm and imagery)
● include clear, focused sentences with effectively integrated quotes;
● be carefully proofread.
LENGTH: 500-800 words
