Writing Homework Help

9.  In  the novel, Rebecca  is presented  as an Oracle.  Goddesses  are vener-ated  along  with  gods, What do  you  think  of  this  culture,  in  which
the  Feminine  has not  yet been  totally  divorced from  the  Divine? How
does El, the  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac, and Jacob, fit into  this?
IO. Dinah 1
s point  of  view  is  often  one  of  an outsider i  an observer. What
effect  does  this  have on  the  narrative? What effect  does  this  have on
the  reader?
I I. The book travels  from  Haran ( contemporary  Iraq/Syria), through
Canaan  and  into  Shechem (Israel), and  into  Egypt. What strikes you
about the cultural differences Dinah  encounters vis-a-vis food, clothing,
work, and male-female relationships?
12. In  The Red Tent, we see Dinah  grow from  childhood  to  old  age. Discuss
how  she  changes and matures. What  lessons  does  she learn from  life?
If  you had to  pick a single word to  describe the sum of  her life, what
word  would  you  choose? How  would  Dinah describe  her  own  life
experience?