Lesson 4 Progress Evaluation – nursing homework essays

Responses should be between 100–300 words for each of the prompts numbered below 1-3. (total word count for Part 1 should be somewhere between 300–900 words). For prompt #4, follow the directions to list a reverse plot outline.- Please make sure that the responses for each prompt cover every question listed within that number. 1. Finish reading The Ocean at the End of the Lane. Consider Forster’s comments (Writing Fiction 143) on how causality is the primary difference between “story” and “plot.” How effective is Gaiman’s technique for showing causality? From a plot standpoint, Gaiman’s novel has a conflict-crisis-resolution model in which a pattern of power appears to dominate. On a metaphorical level, however, it might be about deeper issues. How might the narrator’s conflict with Ursula be an allegory for something else? (10 points)2. In “Winky” (Seagull 435-449), does George Saunders follow a standard conflict-crisis-resolution model? What is its central conflict? What is unique about the way it is structured? Which pattern seems to dominate? As Seagull’s introduction suggests, “Winky” has a clear example of what James Joyce calls an epiphany. What does the last moment of the story reveal? How does the story’s conflict help to set up this “crisis point of the mind”? How is the mental landscape of the protagonist changed? Considering the heaviness of this final moment, what do you make of the story’s earlier use of satire? (10 points)3. Does Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” (Seagull 188-201) follow a standard conflict-crisis-resolution model? What is its central conflict? Which pattern seems to dominate? What might be the allegory of this story? (10 points)4. In numbered sentences, do a reverse plot outline of The Ocean at the End of the Lane. You should be able to find roughly 30-60 plot points over the course of the novel, just by finding the big “dominoes” of action. You can go even more microscopic if you wish. (The word count requirements do not apply to this prompt—just make sure to list 30-60 plot points in the proper order). (10 points)