6th assignment

1/ Look at Robert Phillipson’s book Linguistic Imperialism and write a good book review summing up its main argument . 2/ Explain what is meant by the statement that our perception of identity is culturally determined by giving enough examples to support this view! 3/ Explore the various interpretations and possibilities behind the fatal death of Edmund Laforest. How is his act an emblem of the relation  between language and cultural identity. 4/ Explain this statement : The totemization of the dominant language leads to the stigmatization of the dominated language! 5/ Explain this statement: The spread of English is viewed by some critics as a totem for a certain Anglo-American culture! U should answer 3 out of 5

Short Story. How is the character of Mabel Waring revealed through imagery and the obsession with the protagonist with mirrors! 2/ Look carefully at point of view in The New Dress and show how the third person narrator gives us an insight into Mabel’s conflicting thoughts and disturbed mind! In other words, how does Woolf use this simple incident to draw attention to much larger issues related to class distinction and social status? Give enough quotes to support your views! 3/ How does Gordimer use the setting as a tool to draw attention to the stark contrast between the whites and blacks?

4/ How does the story heighten our attention to the social problems in South Africa? In other words, how does the story define racial relationships and increase our awareness of the injustice of the apartheid system? 5/ look closely at the ending of Gordimer’s story and give your views of its apparently tense and uneasy closure? What does that signify? You should do 3 out of 5 with best wishes

1/ How does Williams’ The Young Housewife and The Red Wheelbarrow Show that he was influenced by imagism? Will continue later

2/ How does Wallace Stevens’s poem surprise the reader? How is it a reaction to our mundane lives?