Author Archives: Susan Farrell

Here some prompts for the Hemingway story “Under the Ridge.”  Like always, you can respond to anything in the story that interested you: What do you think Hemingway is saying about cowardice and our perceptions of cowardice in the story? … Continue reading →

Please respond to one or both of the Hemingway stories on the syllabus for today.  While you’re always free to write about anything that interested you, here are some prompts to get you started thinking: “The Denunciation” How do you … Continue reading →

Please respond to anything that interested you in the end of Death in the Afternoon.  Here are some prompts to get you started thinking: Discuss the beginning of Chapter 16 (p. 183).  What does Hemingway seem to be saying about nostalgia … Continue reading →

For today’s discussion, please respond to Chapters 10-15 of  Death in the Afternoon.  Here are a few questions you might want to consider: What purpose do you think the character of the Old Lady serves in the text?  Why does Hemingway … Continue reading →

For today’s blog, please respond to anything that particularly interested you in the first 9 chapters of Death in the Afternoon. What do you think of the book so far?  Do you find it interesting or boring?  You might consider … Continue reading →

Since there’s no new reading for today, there’s not an opportunity for a blog comment.

For today’s discussion, I’m including some prompts that we didn’t get a chance to discuss before our field trip, plus some new ones about the end of the book.  Like always, feel free to respond to these or to comment … Continue reading →

For today’s discussion, choose one or more of the following questions to answer, or else write about anything in the novel that interested you: Talk about Robert Jordan’s father and grandfather.  How do his memories of these men affect his … Continue reading →

Like always, talk about anything you found interesting in the reading for today.  Here are some specific prompts to get you started thinking: Talk about “superstition” in the book.  For example, in the beginning, Pilar, who is part gypsy, reads … Continue reading →

How did you react to the opening 10 chapters of For Whom The Bell Tolls?  Did you like it?  Did you dislike it?  What do you think accounts for your particular reaction?  Here are some more specific prompts you might want … Continue reading →