O’Connor’s story The Life You Save May Be Your Own Please read O’Connor’s bio: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Flannery-OConnorWhat sort of feeling does Mr. Shiftlet evoke? He seems concerned in the story about lying. Why would this be so? How is his name symbolic? Who else lies in the story, and why? What seems to be the secret intentions of Mrs. Crater? O’Connor’s bio notes the following: O’Connor’s corpus is notable for the seeming incongruity of a devout Catholic whose darkly comic works commonly feature startling acts of violence and unsympathetic, often

The Life You Save May Be Your Own
O’Connor’s story The Life You Save May Be Your Own
O’Connor’s story The Life You Save May Be Your Own Please read O’Connor’s bio: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Flannery-OConnorWhat sort of feeling does Mr. Shiftlet evoke? He seems concerned in the story about lying. Why would this be so? How is his name symbolic? Who else lies in the story, and why? What seems to be the secret intentions of Mrs. Crater? O’Connor’s bio notes the following: O’Connor’s corpus is notable for the seeming incongruity of a devout Catholic whose darkly comic works commonly feature startling acts of violence and unsympathetic, often depraved, characters. She explained the prevalence of brutality in her stories by noting that violence “is strangely capable of returning my characters to reality and preparing them to accept their moment of grace.” Do you see moments of grace in this story? Where? In what sense could we call Shiftlet’s betrayal of these women a kind of salvation? From what does he save them? Faulkner’s story A Rose for Emily In William Faulkner’s A Rose for Emily, Emily had a distinct type of relationship with her father. Emily and her father also enjoyed great wealth until the Civil War. After Emily’s father died, how did Emily cope? How did she react to the Southern society such as the demand to pay taxes, to marry, to socialize, to engage in traditions? Does she comply or is she in denial of what is expected? Does Emily change with the times or remain frozen in time? Death is definitely a large part of this story. In what way does Emily deal with death and with loss? William Faulkner once said, “Given a choice between grief and nothing, I’d choose grief.” Would Emily have chosen the same? Assignment: Short Story Public Service Announcement (PSA) A public service announcement (PSA) is like an advertisement that informs us about something important. The purpose of a PSA is to benefit the public by raising awareness about an issue or topic. Watch these public service announcements first to get an idea of what a PSA is:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x-KaVwUpNIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPmLoUDFIHY 1. Create the PSA flyer In this assignment, you will choose a single fiction story from the Part 2 Analysis Tips document in Lesson 3.3, analyze the story, and create a PSA flyer on a single theme from your analysis (see the example attached to the directions). You will not include the story title or author in the flyer; this is not a book report cover. The flyer focuses only on the theme and adheres to the purpose of a PSA. Your PSA flyer should: Include a “hook” that grabs the viewer’s attention. Use font and color choices wisely and purposefully. For example, bold font can emphasize key points. Fit on a single 8 ½ x 11 page. Be in Microsoft Word or PDF file format and not hand drawn/created. If you do not have Microsoft Word, download the free OpenOffice software here:https://www.openoffice.org/ Contain 2 related images (no more and no less than 2). An image or an informative graph or chart can make information stand out and be more effective. Have no mechanical errors. Use a minimum of 2 credible sources for content and 2 sources for images credited in APA format. Use the CRAAP Tool from Lesson 3.3 to evaluate credibility. 2. Compose your response about the PSA flyer On page 2 of your Word document, write a paragraph of 7 sentences that explains the theme’s connection to the story and why this is a topic that is important for the world to understand. Paragraph structure: First sentence: Topic sentence identifying theme’s connection and naming the story’s title and author Second sentence: Evidence for the theme Third sentence: Explanation of the evidence Fourth sentence: Identify why the PSA topic is important for the public’s awareness Fifth sentence: Evidence for importance Sixth sentence: Explanation of the evidence Seventh sentence: Summary sentence 3. Reference your sources to avoid plagiarism and copyright issues Below your paragraph include your 2 information sources and 2 image sources in APA format. See Purdue’s Online Writing site for examples. Locate your source type and then follow the examples step by step: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ See the example PSA flyer attached. The example PSA flyer is based on Jack London’s To Build a Fire that you read in Part 1 of the course. In To Build a Fire, the themes present are man versus nature and the main character’s arrogance. The PSA illustrates these themes by noting the life-threatening danger of hypothermia and how to educate ourselves (listening to the experts) and to plan ahead and prepare. When you analyze your chosen story, remember that summary is not analysis. To create the PSA, you must focus on a theme(s) from the story’s analysis