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- 4. Is Heart of Darkness a racist text or is it a text that depicts racism?
- 5. Comparison of two of the texts we've read since the midterm
- 6. Tagore or Chekhov compared to the New York Times article of your choice
- 7. Notes from Underground linked to an article in the New York Times
- 8. Nicholas Kristof's "Not Quite a Teen, Yet Sold for Sex," compared to Harriet Jacobs's Incidents
- Citations from Oroonoko that connect to our themes
- Midterm paper topics
- Shrew and Oroonoko
- Shrew, Act 1
- Shrew, MRS and Ph.D.
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1) Many pieces covered thus far present themes like misogyny and racism, which offers the author the opportunity to engage in rather controversial social commentary. When Shakespeare or Aphra Behn allude to misogynist or racist attitudes, are they endorsing them? Why, or why not?
2) Satire plays heavily in the works of Shakespeare, Voltaire, and Jonathan Swift. Choose two authors’ works and describe both a target of their satire as well as the target audience.
3) Learning and education are present as themes in all the works read thus far. What sort of value judgements are made by the authors? Is education presented as inherently valuable, or is it presented as an institution that often conceals as much truth as it may reveal?