Divide into groups and answer
the following questions about Saki's story "The
Open Window." Make sure your summary includes names of the
members of your group. Be prepared to share some of your answers with the
class. If you are doing this as a student in
the spring, 2020, section of the course, please follow the instructions emailed
to the class.
1. Who is the most interesting
person in this story? Why?
2. Who is the least interesting
person in this story? Why?
3. Who seems to be the most
admirable person in this story? Why?
4. What kind of person is the
"target" of this story?
5. Do the characters in this
story remind you of anyone you know? If so, without naming real names, explain
how so.
6.
Do you know anyone who makes up stories about themselves and people they
know and then pretends these stories are true when they meet new people? Do you
think this has anything to do with what they think is heroic or makes someone
an impressive person?
7.
Think of someone that you do not know personally, but think is an excellent
person or heroic (or a terrible person!). How have stories you�ve heard about this person influenced your determination
that this person is excellent, heroic, or terrible?
M. Kagan, COR 400G / PHL
403, Senior Seminar on Heroism and the Human Spirit, Le Moyne College, November
2002 (last revised April 2006); minor edits Dec. 4, 2017, 11/21/19, 4/6/2020.
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