The assignment is the take the stories “And of Clay Are We Created” by Isabel Allende and “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien and explore their themes of Life and Death, explore their settings, and their tone. Use the provided stories in the attachemtns to help you form your thoughts on the following questions:
- Discuss the central theme of one or more pieces. Do you think the themes were all different, or did you detect a common theme throughout?
- How did the setting impact your interpretation of one of the stories , if at all? Discuss that impact or lack thereof.
Then, briefly discuss the tone of one of the pieces. What adjective would you use to describe the tone? Identify a specific example that demonstrates your description.
Don’t worry too much about the work cited citations, copying from the examples will work just fine. I’ve also attached some examples of what i’m looking for.