9/19

Today in class we did the following:
1. Discussed last night's reading.
2. Assigned commentary passages.
3. Wrote on commentary passages.

Homework:
1. Finish the book.
2.
1. Summarize
2. Why is this passage important to the novel as a whole? What motifs does it allow Hurston to develop? What themes does it present?

n3. Identify a critical turning point in your passage and explain its effect. A turning point could be: narrative shift, a focus on another character, a switch from narrative preaching to speaking, a change in tone, a change in mood, whatevs.

n4. Identify a central tension in your passage. Talk about this tension for me.

n5. Talk about the structure. What’s with the structure?

n6. What character is the main focus of this passage? How does that character change? Explain.