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Essay Topic 1

Write an essay that explicates the comparison the story makes between written works and hurricanes. Explain how the comparison is first stated in the story and what it means in that instance. Then expand on this to detail what the comparison implies about well-written stories and the need for stories to "move" around a center.

Essay Topic 2

Read Julie Beck's Atlantic article "Life's Stories" (available online). Write an essay that explain the relationship between Davis's short story and the ideas presented in Beck's article. Use textual evidence from both sources to support your claims, and cite both sources in MLA format.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay that analyzes the significance of the fly that the writer ends up spending her time watching at the Baptist church. Support your essay with evidence from the text, and be sure to cite any outside sources in MLA format.

Essay Topic 4

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