Determine the issues/messages/questions presented about society, morality and human nature.

Stories: “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambera ; “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker Find two stories which share a connection in terms of theme, style, point of view or any other appropriate similarity-Determine setting; where and when does the action take place? point of view: who is telling the story?(a character or narrator?):Characters: who is involved with the plot trajectory (unfolding of thematic events)Locate a thematic trajectory employed through characters (action and dialogue); what actually happens as the plot unfolds (summary of action and/or conflict)How do characters change. What makes them change?Determine the issues/messages/questions presented about society, morality and human natureCcomment about the use of description, detail and figurative languageHow do writers use symbols (or not) or foreshadowingProvide some understanding of the social/cultural context Include your own response to the material; did you enjoy the pieces and why?Review related websites and connections to material suggested by the Text Reader and may use other literary and critically oriented- research materials, but make sure you quote, summarize and cite effectively