Examine how Anderson and Fitzgerald use external symbolism to reveal their characters’ states of mind. What type of reading demands does this approach make on the audience?

Anderson, “Winesburg” & “Hands” (D253-57),Fitzgerald, “Babylon Revisited” (D646-61),Porter, “Flowering Judas” (D473-81),Hemingway, “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/heming.html)

 Two questions:

1. Examine how Anderson and Fitzgerald use external symbolism to reveal their characters’ states of mind. What type of reading demands does this approach make on the audience?

2. How do Hemingway and Porter use internal symbolism to convey a character’s state of mind? LEARNING OBJECTIVES: STRONG OPENING THESIS, DEVELOPMENT (500 words), SUPPORT (quotations), OBJECTIVE TONE (No “I” or “we”).