WEEK 3 FORUM: REGIONALISM AND NATURALISM
For each part, focus on a different assigned reading from the course syllabus and quote passages to illustrate your observations.
PART I: Review the Week 3 lecture in Lessons, then compose a paragraph that applies a Marxist reading to one of the stories from this week. Be sure to ask yourself (and answer) the kinds of questions discussed in this week’s lecture.
Citation/ London, Jack. To Build a Fire. Generic NL Freebook Publisher, n.d. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1086146&site=ehost-live&scope=site.
PART II: Discuss a character from this week you felt sympathy for. Why? Were there any characters you did not sympathize with? Why?
PART III: In “The Open Boat,” lines of philosophy about man’s fate and his reward for trying hard are repeated throughout. Quote a line of this story that stands out to you as expressing something philosophical about life. Do you agree with the statement? Why or why not?
Link to “The Open Boat”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8935QYVkKU
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: SEE FORUM RUBRIC FOR DEADLINES AND DETAILS
INITIAL POST must meet the 200-word minimum requirement. For each part, include quotes from the assigned readings with MLA in-page and bibliographical citations. Balance answers: give each part equal attention.

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