HW DUE TUES. 4/9

12III 2nd/4th: 

HW DUE TUES. 4/9:

In OGE, read Swift's "A Modest Proposal" (pp. 669-677)

THEN, for JOURNAL #13, answer question #3 by creating your own 150-200-word 'modest' proposal
**be creative, and be ready to share your proposal; remember, Swift's piece represents quintessential SATIRE, so you can push the limits with your humor/perspective/frustration/etc.  

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IN-CLASS JOURNAL #12, FOR TODAY, MON. 4/8

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION TOPICS AND TAKE 15 MINUTES TO RESPOND IN WRITING. 
**MAKE SURE YOU ADDRESS ALL PARTS OF THE ANALYSIS
**CITE AT LEAST "TWO PIECES OF EVIDENCE" FROM THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR DISCUSSION (#).
**THEN TURN IN YOUR PAPER IN TO ME

LABEL AS: 
JOURNAL #12: In Cold Blood Final Analysis #___

ANALYSIS #1
TURN TO PAGES 340-341.  Just before he is hanged, Perry finally apologizes for the crime; however, critical accounts suggest that Capote embellished this part of the novel for dramatic effect, and that the 'real Perry' said nothing of the sort. 
--What do you make of this apology? Discuss why Capote might have invented this segment. 
--Is this segment faithful to the sympathetic representation of Perry that the book/Capote has crafted up to this point? 
--Do you feel it helps to clarify Perry's character, or does it make him more ambiguous?

ANALYSIS #2
Because Capote's book blurs the lines between nonfiction, journalistic reporting and creative writing, many critics argue over whether or not the text makes a clear distinction between what is legal and what is moral. 
Discuss how the book handles the relationship between law and morality with respect to ONE of the following: 
--Dick/Perry and the death penalty (PAGES 317-325; **335-336**) 
--Perry and the 'insanity' defense/M’Naghten vs. Durham rule (PAGES 297-302)
--Perry’s reckoning with organized religion (PAGES 288-291)