Land and Man

Land and Man

Examine “How Much Land Does a Man Need?”, “Soul Gone Home”, “Button, Button” and “A Rose for Emily” and consider how these stories may have been different if they were told from the first person point-of-view. How might the stories have changed if they were told from the perspective of one of the main characters? What insights would the reader have gained if Emily or one of her servants had told her story? Would the readers have gained a better understanding of why Norma pushed the button on the box if the story had been told in the first person perspective from her point of view? Please address these questions in a two page journal entry. Your journal entry must be typed in double spaced, 12pt Times New Roman font with one inch margins at the top, bottom, left, and right. Be sure to number your pages and put your name, my name, the course, and the date in the top left hand corner of the page.

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 On the other hand the younger sister sides with the peasant life and says that despite the fact that peasant life is tough and tiresome it’s better since they never lack something and there know devils temptations to engage in immoral temptations. Her husband Pahom joins the conversation and says that peasants are busy and have no time to let the devil interfere with their…
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