Great Works - Assignment 6
James Madison University
Instructions:
In Chapter 10 (Dragon)of Ender's Game, Ender singles out a little boy named Bean for special treatment. To what extent is he doing to Bean the same things that have been done to him? Compare at least one quote (1 to 4 sentences long) from an earlier chapter to one from this chapter to show how Ender's treatment is or isn't identical in some particular way to how he himself has been treated.
From chapter 12 (Bonzo), choose two small quotes (just one or maybe two sentences long each) that provide interesting information about the novel. Think of the types of questions of close reading we discussed in Thursday's class (eg., what purpose(s) the excerpt serves in terms of plot, setting, mood, theme, character development, etc.). To determine your close reading, you might consider such things as WHY we are told the information, WHY it's told in the WAY it's told, WHAT we are told, WHAT we are not quite told but can reasonably infer, etc. There are many possibilities; just make sure to choose excerpts that you are sure you understand and that reveals something more upon reflection. :) For each excerpt, write down the quote and then write just a few sentences explaining what can be learned from this quote and how we learn it.
