Discussion Question 8
Lauck, Blackbird
Directions: You are required to answer only one of the following questions. Your answer is due no later than Thursday, May 17.
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, May 19. 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.
1. What emotional responses does Lauck evoke from the reader with her memoir? How does she achieve this? Give specific examples from the book to illustrate your points.
2. A real life does not have the same arc as a work of fiction: the rises, falls, climaxes, and conclusions don't always conveniently come in the right places. So how does Lauck organize her memoir so as to give it a coherent structure?