Main Source for essay is from textbook Baym, Nina, and Levine, Robert S. The Norton Anthology of America
Literature. Vols. C, D, & E. 9th ed. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2017.
For each question below, compose a short answer (approximately 200-300 words), using examples from the
primary text(s) for support. Remember, submit this as a Microsoft Word attachment, on or before the due date
listed on the Calendar.1) How has Ginsberg's vision of America proven accurate, and how has it not?2) Who is
Lazarus? What parallels does Plath draw, and are they appropriate? Why/why not?3) Has Joan or Richard
initiated the idea of separating in John Updike's "Separating"? How do you know? How is Richard feeling about
his separation at the end of Updike's story "Separating"? 4) Explicate the roles of race and class in Morrison’s
“Recitatif”. In the end, what does the story have to say regarding these components of identity?