Writing Homework Help

Instructions:

Satirical Analysis: Where do see an example of irony, hyperbole, sarcasm, or humor in the novel? How is this ridiculing some aspect in our society, whether that be the abuse, corruption, or absurd practices (and shortcomings) of persons, institutions, or social structures? See sample analysis on 4.8 Themes and Satire in White Noise and 5.4 Hitler’s Death Camps & Chapter 21.

Interpretative Question: Analyze Winnie’s character. She seems strange like many of the other characters in the novel, but she also seems to have a different approach on death: “Isn’t death the boundary we need? Doesn’t it give texture to life, a sense of definition? You have to ask yourself whether anything you do in this life would have beauty and meaning without the knowledge you carry of a final line, a border or limit” (see chapter 30). What do make of the previous passage? Contrast her position on death to Jack’s. What’s DeLillo trying to say about death in this dialogue between Winnie and Jack, in chapter 30?

Ask a Literary Question: post a thoughtful, discussion-based question about the novel based on the instructions on the previous module page 4.10 Drafting Literary Questions.