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Odette:
--- Quote from: "ninwa" ---I've got tonnes of Accidental Tourist and 1984 essay topics if anyone wants them ... doesn't seem like many ppl are doing AT though. Shame ... it's a great book
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I'm doing AT :) hehe
ninwa:
Awesome! lol I'll put up those topics as soon as I find them then (my study room is an absolute mess but I always find the things I need eventually :))
How are you finding AT?
Odette:
--- Quote from: "ninwa" ---Awesome! lol I'll put up those topics as soon as I find them then (my study room is an absolute mess but I always find the things I need eventually :))
How are you finding AT?
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Yeah its an awesome book to study, find it easy to remember quotes and stuff which makes things easy for me :)
joechan521:
--- Quote from: "bilgia" ---i posted a few files on im not scared,hamlet and issues under the english folder on the gmail drive..with the texts there are essay qns a list of quotations
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can u please tell me the password for gmail? thx very appreciated
ninwa:
Accidental Tourist topics
People's lives are shaped and re-shaped by accidents and chance events in Anne Tyler's novel. Discuss.
"Well, it was none of his doing and he'd be damned if he'd assume the blame" (p239) Is Muriel a threat or a blessing? Discuss.
"And she talked so much - almost ceaselessly ..." (p213) This novel shows that differences among people are as important as the things they have in common. Discuss.
"Chickens are not, I don't know, very classy animals. I would hate to go around saying I'm a chicken magnate" (p212) Charles' comment reveals why Muriel represents something liberating for Macon. Discuss.
"It was going to be a restless, uncomfortable night, but anything was better than floating off on that stupor again." (p353) Macon discovers that pain in inevitable and even necessary. Discuss.
"San Francisco is certainly, um, beautiful ..." (p256) Account for the changes in the way Macon is able to view things.
"You could have stopped her if you'd really wanted." Sarah's relationship with Macon is based on possession of moral power. This shows why change is possible for some and difficult for others. Discuss.
"... He's up there in some kind of motor heaven ... " (p340) What do the different responses to Dominick's death from Muriel and Macon suggest about the things they have learned?
"Ethan used to make us laugh, pointing to your artichoke plate ..." (p185) How has Macon learned to look at himself and the world, which enables Susan to say this toh im?
"... We're all scarred. You're not the only one." (p203) Is it this knowledge which makes change possible for Macon?
"I've got a system, Sarah. You know I drive according to a system." Are Macon Leary's complex rituals and habits a cover for the turmoil of his life, or inherent characteristics that prevent his personal growth?
"Muriel is the opposite of Sarah and a challenge to Macon's comfortable life - which is precisely why he is drawn to her." Discuss.
"Macon's withdrawal into the security and safety of routine is a survival mechanism to mask his grief at the murder of his son." Discuss.
"The Leary adults are so obsessed with habit and correctness that this prevents them from leading fulfilled, satisfied lives." Discuss.
"Tyler's text reveals how a loving relationship can assuage the pain and suffering of loss." Discuss.
They were "already guarded and suspicious of the world." This text shows that a child's upbringing can have a detrimental effect on the way an individual matures." Discuss.
"It's not by chance you write those silly books telling people to take trips without a jolt." This text suggests that, although there is no steady ride through life, everyone is capable of positive change. Discuss.
"The text suggests that Macon Leary's guidebooks for businessmen who hate travelling are a metaphor for the narrow conformity of many people's lives." Discuss.
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