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1)In Ray Bradburys story The Veldt, the author illustrates the dangers inherent in unquestioning reliance upon technology. With as much specificity as possible, and with reference to examples from the story, please explain how Bradbury does this, and how the Hadleys are a family who use technology, but who are unaware of how that technology in turn uses them.
2)In Ernest Hemingways story Hills Like White Elephants, the author uses the literary style of Minimalism to highlight the necessity of a readers interpretation in the construction of a storys meaning. With as much specificity as possible, and with reference to examples from the story, please describe how readers ability to interpret implied meaning allows us to understand what is really being said between the characters in the story. How might analyzing a failed dialogue help us in the construction of a successful one?
3)In Stephen Cranes story The Open Boat, the author demonstrates many of the principles of literary naturalism. With as much specificity as possible, and with reference to examples from the story, please explain how literary naturalism implies a philosophical position that is adopted by Crane in his story. Do you think a piece of literary fiction is useful tool for this kind of theorizing, why or why not?

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