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- Many critics believe that The Little Friend can be labeled as a New Southern or Southern Gothic novel. Research one of these literary traditions and put together a classroom presentation in which you argue either that this novel fits or does not fit into such a literary tradition.
- Read the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, a book to which The Little Friend is often compared. Write a paper in which you compare and contrast the novels and their primary, young female protagonists, Scout and Harriet.
- Research the illegal drug methamphetamine, including its history, manufacture, effects on its users, and extent of its addictive qualities. How do your findings affect your understanding of the Ratliff brothers? Imagine how the brothers would change if their criminal activity focused on a different drug, or different type of crime altogether. In a brief...
This section contains 291 words (approx. 1 page at 400 words per page) |