Short Story Responses

Choose FIVE of the following ten questions to answer. Cite specific examples from the short stories we read.

1. Which story best highlights the corrupting power of greed?
2. Which story paints the bleakest portrait of poverty?
3. For you, which story paints the most enticing portrait of living with wealth?
4. Explain the long game Consuela is playing with the ruby and diamond necklace in “Cheap at Half the Price.”
5. Which character is most keenly aware of his or her poverty? Conversely, which character is most blissfully unaware of his or her wealth?
6. In “The Stolen Party,” what is the “reality check” that Rosaura is hit with?
7. Which story best exemplifies the notion that “your money can’t save you”?
8. Contrast Wim Hof’s discipline-driven philosophy with the pleasure-seeking nature of the hotel guests in “The Iceman”—and where does Sam fall on that spectrum? 
9. In "Job History," how do Leeland's series of jobs explain his social class standing? 
10. Which story depressed you the most?
    

It is not necessary to answer questions in numerical order, but please clearly indicate which question you are answering.

Required:

• Approximately 2 pages in length
• MLA Style

Due: Thu 9.16-Tue 9.21 (via Canvas)