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Tina's October 17 Group Work

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Essay on "I Stand Here Ironing"

Last year, I wrote an essay on the story, "A Mother's Memory and Our Own."

Something to Think About

For our new story, you might spend a few minutes thinking about the following questions. We'll discuss our answers to them on Friday morning.

• Do you have any regrets in your life? What are they and how do you feel about them now?
  
  What effect does a person’s personal background have on his or her success in life? Do you believe that fate (versus a person’s hard work) has an important influence on a person’s life?

Demonstration Paragraph for October 10 Homework

If people are good-What good do they do? If people are flawed, how and to what extent are they flawed? (Question from “Theme”)

In Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s “Heyday of the Blood,” characters are presented as flawed to some extent, but the good outweighs their flaws. Flaws are most evident in Gran’ther Pendleton, portrayed as a “rebellious, unreasonable, whimsical old madcap,” seemingly unafraid of danger, even if it results in conflicts with Professor Mallory’s “anxious, dutiful father.” Despite being “naughty,” the old man has a positive effect on young Joey Mallory, teaching him to live life with a “whoop.” Clearly, Fisher intends to demonstrate that, in life, being careful may not always be the best; in fact, being incautious might be more fun!—99 words; first draft

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