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Margaret Laurence
Essay Prompt on a Literary Element:
Choose a scene or character in one of Laurence's novels that awakens "thoughtful
laughter." Then write an essay in which you show why this laughter
is thoughtful and how it contributes to the meaning of the work. The
Stone Angel; The
Diviners Essay Prompt on a
Literary Element: This work highlights
the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated
from that culture or society because of gender, race, class, or creed.
Write a well-organized essay that analyzes how the alienation of one character
reveals the surrounding society's assumptions and moral values. The
Stone Angel Essay Prompt on a Literary
Element: This work offers a happy
ending through moral development. Write a well-organized essay that
identifies the moral reconciliation evident on the ending and analyze its
significance in the work as a whole. |