Chapters 11-15

Chapter 11 --...More Than It’s Gonna Hurt You: Concerning Violence
Present examples of the two kinds of violence found in literature. Show how the effects are different. 

The first type of violence is when an author causes a character to hurt him/her self or another character. An example of this type of violence would be when Lord Voldemort kills Harry Potters' parents, Lily and James. That attack was intentional and was physical.

The second type of violence is when something bad happens to a character but its no ones fault. An example of this would be in The Last Song when Ronnie's father dies of cancer. This type of violence is emotional, not physical like the first type.

Chapter 12 -- Is That a Symbol?
Use the process described on page 106 and investigate the symbolism in something we have read this year (short story or novel).

Symbolism in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - 

1)Harry's' scar symbolizes everything about him that is famous even though he did not know it until he attended Hogwarts.

2) Quidditch is not a only a sport in the wizard world but it also symbolizes that magic has a real world application by being hands on.

3) The Mirror of Erised is a magic mirror that shows people what they truly desire. In the book, the mirror symbolizes all the things that Harry did not know he was missing out on such as the importance of family. 

Chapter 13 -- It’s All Political
Assume that Foster is right and “it is all political.” Use his criteria to show that one of the major works assigned to you this year is political.

Animal Farm is a major literary work that uses a barnyard and some pigs to represent communism.

Chapter 14 -- Yes, She’s a Christ Figure, Too
Apply the criteria on page 119 to a major character in a significant literary work. Try to choose a character that will have many matches. This is a particularly apt tool for analyzing film -- for example, Star Wars, Cool Hand Luke, Excalibur, Malcolm X, Braveheart, Spartacus, Gladiator and Ben-Hur.

In the Iliad, written by Homer, Achilles was hurt by a wound in the foot that caused him to not escape which ultimately caused his death. He was also a wine drinker which are two of the things that make him a Christ like figure.

Chapter 15 -- Flights of Fancy

Select a literary work in which flight signifies escape or freedom. Explain in detail.

In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry is rescued from his abusive aunt and uncles house by his best friend, Ron Weasley, and his two brothers. They rescue Harry using their fathers' flying car. After retrieving his personnel belongings from his bedroom, Harry jumps out the window when his uncle suddenly grabs his foot. Harry eventually jerks it away and is driven off into the night escaping then for the rest of the summer.