- Explore the connection between an author and his work.
- Analyze a power struggle between characters in a work of short fiction.
Please note: This short story contains some minor cursing and violence. As this is a college-level class, I am sure that you can all handle the mature content.
Task:
- Examine this link and read about the author. Try to determine what inspired the author.
- Read "Hunters in the Snow" on pages 86-100 in your textbook (or handout).
- As you are reading this text, please take the time to fill out a Transaction Guide. This will help you practice reading critically and will help move our class discussion forward.
- Pay close attention to setting and character development (including character motivation).
Homework:
Finally, after reading, answer 3 of the 4 questions below as a comment to this post.
1. How does the cold, hostile environment in the story relate to its meaning?
2. Which of the three characters in the story is the most sympathetic?
3. Consider the twists and turns that the second half of the story takes. How are these more meaningful and
substantial than the random plot twist one might find in commercial fiction?
4. The story deal, in part, with the power struggle among the characters. Which character is the most
powerful? How do the balance of power and alliances between characters shift as the story proceeds?