ARWAV: The Final Assignment

First and foremost, you'll need to finish the novel. Once you've completed the reading, answer questions 1-3, and then choose one of the final three questions (#4, 5 or 6) to answer as well.

 

Answer all three of the following:

1. Write about the examples of written correspondence (i.e. letters) in the novel. How do the characters use this form of communication? How (if at all) does it differ, in terms of style and/or content, from the way they speak to each other out loud?
2. Chapters XVI through XIX are all titled “Lying to…”, followed by the name of a character(s). How is Lucy lying to them, as a group, and individually? And ultimately, how (and why) is Lucy lying to herself?
3. What is the significance of the title of the final chapter (XX – “The End of the Middle Ages”)?

 

Choose one of the following questions to answer as well:

4. What’s your opinion of the way in which the novel ends? Appropriate? Satisfying? Satisfactory? Too easy?
5. Describe the change(s) in Lucy Honeychurch from the beginning of the novel to the end. In what fundamental and important ways does she change, especially in terms of behavior, attitude and situation?
6. Besides Lucy, who is the most interesting and/or compelling character in the novel? Why? What about this person’s character (behavior, attitudes, etc.) do you find so intriguing?

DUE DATE: You need to have the novel finished and these questions posted by the end of the day (as in 3:00 p.m.) on Friday, October 24th. I will attempt to provide you with a bit of computer lab time at some point before then.