Students’ Questions about Literature

Richard III became king because he was the last king of the House of York. He became king after his brother, King Edward IV, died.

In “Fish Cheeks,” Amy Tan describes a Christmas Eve dinner in order to create a contrast between cultures. She is embarrassed by the Chinese food her family is eating, and she is ashamed of her own culture.

Lizabeth destroys the marigolds because she is angry with her father and she wants to spite him.

The theme of the story is poverty and its effects on people. The protagonist, Lizabeth, is a young girl who witness her family’s struggles to make ends meet. The story is set in the backdrop of the Great Depression.

The Bible story that The Handmaid’s Tale is based on is the story of Rachel and Leah from the book of Genesis. Rachel and Leah were sisters who were married to the same man, Jacob. Rachel was Jacob’s favorite wife, and Leah was his least favorite.

Anse’s narration from As I Lay Dying most clearly makes him an unreliable narrator because he is often confused and forgetful.

In Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed”, he argues that the relationship between teacher and student is one of oppression. He believes that the only way to change this is through a system of education that liberates both the teacher and the student.

The peach blossoms in the story symbolize the hope of new life and the possibility of redemption.

The general calls the drummer boy a good soldier.

The Divine Comedy was written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and 1320.