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Questions for Discussion/Review

Questions for Discussion/Review. Summer Reading Metamorphosis – English 12 Metamorphosis & 1984 – English 12 Advanced. Metamorphosis. Consider Gregor as a person. What was life like for him before his metamorphosis, at home and on the job?

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Questions for Discussion/Review

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  1. Questions for Discussion/Review Summer Reading Metamorphosis – English 12 Metamorphosis & 1984 – English 12 Advanced

  2. Metamorphosis • Consider Gregor as a person. What was life like for him before his metamorphosis, at home and on the job? • Discuss the Samsa family and each person’s relationships with Gregor. • What sort of changes do Gregor & his family endure after his metamorphosis? • The book is an allegorical tale, meaning that events symbolize a more general human condition in modern society. What does Gregor’s transformation represent? Explain. • In what ways do the satisfactions of life as an insect differ from the satisfactions of life as a traveling salesman? • Compare the role of the lodgers in the family with that of Gregor. Have they supplanted him? Why does Gregor’s father send them away? • Is the story’s ending optimistic or pessimistic? Explain.

  3. 1984 • What is important about the title? • What are the conflicts in the novel? What types of conflicts (physical, moral, intellectual, emotional) are in this novel? • How does the author reveal character? • What are some themes? How do they relate to plot and characters? • Is Winston consistent in his actions? Is he a fully developed character? Discuss. • What is the central/primary purpose of the story? • How essential is the setting? Could the story have taken place anywhere else or in any other time? • What is the role of women in the text? Is love relevant? Are relationships meaningful? • How does 1984 relate to current politics/society? • Discuss main characters’ philosophies about life, society, Big Brother, war, etc.

  4. Test Format Metamorphosis 1984 Matching – Character ID Matching – Character philosophies True/False Multiple Choice Essay – choice of 3 • Matching – Character ID • True/False • Multiple Choice • Essay – choice of 3

  5. Essay Topics Metamorphosis 1984 Irony – examples in the novel Central conflict/illustrated through characters Roles/responsibilities of social classes in Oceania • Change in Grete’s attitude toward Gregor • Stages in how Gregor’s family takes care of him and his room • Gregor’s belief vs. the truth about the family’s financial dependence on him

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