{"id":1394560,"date":"2016-11-17T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T16:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.sparknotes.com\/?p=1394560"},"modified":"2016-11-11T11:36:50","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:36:50","slug":"10-questions-that-will-seriously-impress-your-english-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/10-questions-that-will-seriously-impress-your-english-teacher\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Questions That Will Seriously Impress Your English Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Even when you’ve dutifully read the book AND \u00a0the SparkNote (honest to Mom, they’re not mutually exclusive), \u00a0sometimes you need a little extra inspiration to \u00a0ace \u00a0the all-important\u2014and sometimes terrifying\u2014participation portion of your classes. If you think about these 10 questions while you’re reading, \u00a0and pose them in discussions, you’re guaranteed to score \u00a0some smartie-points with your teacher.<\/p>\n

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1. What are the dynamics between the novel’s characters?<\/p>\n

2. Do the characters learn about themselves or does their awareness focus on how the world works and their role in it?<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0Are the characters’ actions justified?<\/p>\n

4. \u00a0Do the characters live within any moral constraints or boundaries? Does the book give any indications of the basis for this morality?<\/p>\n

5. \u00a0What is the novel’s turning point?<\/p>\n

6. \u00a0Why did the author choose to tell the story continuously ~or~ with interlocking short stories?<\/p>\n

7. \u00a0What is the scale of the book’s universe? Is it focused on the lives of a few characters living in their own world or does the novel place individual lives against the backdrop of a national event? (Then ask if this hinders or helps plot and character development!)<\/p>\n

8. \u00a0What is the effect of the author’s decision to narrate in first, second, or third person point of view?<\/p>\n

9. Is it possible to determine whether the author had an agenda while writing this book?<\/p>\n

10. \u00a0Are there worldviews that the book deliberately seeks to advocate or call into question? Is there a moral of the story?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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