Many critics have pointed out that the metamorphosis has elements of the parable, a story that illustrates a moral lesson.

what moral lesson do you think the story of gregor teaches? explain how the events in the story or gregor's thoughts to teach this lesson.

your final paragraph should be 6-8 sentences.

make sure that your paragraph includes:

a topic sentence (restate the question) 2 pts
details from the text which may include quotations but should also contain your own observations. be specific! 4 pts.
a concluding statement 2 pts
proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation 1 pt
transitional words to organize your ideas 1 pt
6-8 sentences at least

Which of the following elements is an essential aspect of realist literature? a. the text should be based on fictional characters. ob. the text should have a short plot and minimum number of characters. c.the text should be a depiction of everyday life and the struggles surrounding it. od. the text should have a protagonist who possesses heroic qualities. e.the text should depict the high-quality life of a character.

Reading a stream of consciousness narrative is like reading a journal that is unedited and unorganized. reading a book that is based on facts. reading something that is clear and easy to understand.

What does the author see as the main cause for why students don’t really see shakespeare as a real, flawed human being? we shouldn’t shy away from discussing our literary heroes’ flaws. if nothing else, the knowledge of their failures us appreciate what success and greatness these authors did achieve. often our hero-worship keeps us from truly seeing the complexity of a great author. thus, i would argue, nothing would be better for high school students than to take shakespeare down a peg or two. a) the fact that students never learn enough about shakespeares biography b) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s comedies while in school c) the fact that students are never assigned to read any shakespeare while in high school d) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s greatest works in school and thus never see his weaknesses