Discussion Question 5
Parker, "The Waltz"
Mansfield, "The Garden Party"
West, "The Return of the Soldier"
Christie, The Secret Adversary
Rinehart, The Amazing Interlude
Directions: You are required to answer only one of the following questions. This answer is due no later than Thursday, April 12.
Please answer the question as thoughtfully as possible, after reading the lecture. Then post your answer to the English 239 Message Board by the deadline.
Your responses to other students' answers are due by midnight on Saturday, April 14. In order to get the full 20 points, you MUST respond thoughtfully to at least 3 or 4 other people's postings.
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Remember: This discussion question is worth a possible 20 points. Late answers will receive 0 points. Points will be assigned according to the thoughtfulness of your answer, not by whether it is "right" or not, since sometimes there is no "right" answer. Just be sure your ideas are supported by the material in the reading.
Parker, "The Waltz"
Mansfield, "The Garden Party"
West, "The Return of the Soldier"
Christie, The Secret Adversary
Rinehart, The Amazing Interlude
1. In Parker's "The Waltz," what is being said about relationships between men and women?
2. In Mansfield's "The Garden Party," how does Laura change? What changes her?
3. In West's "The Return of the Soldier," what is each woman's attitude toward "truth"?
4. In either The Secret Adversary or The Amazing Interlude, what effect does the war have on traditional gender roles?