- Questions:
Philip Lopate “Tender Stranger”
What is the gender and sexuality of the 4th grade child?
Do 4th graders have an established gender or sexuality?
Why is the role of a father so easily replaced by strangers to children?
Leila Ahmed “On Becoming an Arab”
Is it morally acceptable to expect people to be something based on their appearance? Is this a valid way to make assumptions?
Is it morally acceptable to make assumptions?
Is it morally acceptable to have “notions” about people?
Jamaica Kincaid “Girl”
What was the significance of the girl spitting in the air?
The structure of this culture seems very traditional, so why are women given the task of fishing?
Is the baker the decider of whether you are a respectable woman or not? If yes, why?
2. The strategies used in the readings are there to have the message resonate more with the reader. They used; dynamic language devices, relatable characters, ambiguity in details so the situations are more universal, and a lot of emotive language so the reader follows the characters on an emotional journey
3. As a reader, I have learned to be more sensitive to certain issues which could be potentially an area of caution around more people.
