“Story of an Hour”
“A Respectable Woman”
“A Rose for Emily”
“A Little Cloud”
“The Third and Final Continent”
1.Discuss each writer’s use of symbols in the stories: What symbols do they employ and what do those symbols suggest about the stories’ meanings?
2.Which critical lens do you think is most universally applicable to the stories in this unit, and why?
3.The Kate Chopin and William Faulkner stories can be interpreted as a criticism of the society in which they are set. Explain some of the flaws or issues that these authors raise through their stories.
4.How do you see some of the themes in “A Rose for Emily” as still being relevant to our American society today?