“The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”, Page 917



“The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”, Page 917

Please answer the questions in complete sentences, so it is clear what question you are answering!

6. Where is the story set? What details about the setting are examples of magic realism? List at least two details.

7. A strong theme of this story concerns the human need for dreams and heroes. Use at least one detail from the text for each question to support your statement of theme.

a. What does this story say about our need for heroes?

b. What does this story say about how heroes are created?

c. What does this story say about how heroes can transform societies?

8. In Homer’s Odyssey, the hero, Odysseus, who has been away from home for twenty years, is washed up from the sea onto the shores of his own kingdom. What details of this story echoes this myth?

9. Where do you find the following archetypes in the story:

a. The Superhuman Hero?

b. The Metamorphosis?

c. Hope for a hero who will transform our everyday lives?

“The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”, Page 917

Please answer the questions in complete sentences, so it is clear what question you are answering!

6. Where is the story set? What details about the setting are examples of magic realism? List at least two details.

7. A strong theme of this story concerns the human need for dreams and heroes. Use at least one detail from the text for each question to support your statement of theme.

a. What does this story say about our need for heroes?

b. What does this story say about how heroes are created?

c. What does this story say about how heroes can transform societies?

8. In Homer’s Odyssey, the hero, Odysseus, who has been away from home for twenty years, is washed up from the sea onto the shores of his own kingdom. What details of this story echoes this myth?

9. Where do you find the following archetypes in the story:

a. The Superhuman Hero?

b. The Metamorphosis?

c. Hope for a hero who will transform our everyday lives?

“The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World”, Page 917

Please answer the questions in complete sentences, so it is clear what question you are answering!

6. Where is the story set? What details about the setting are examples of magic realism? List at least two details.

7. A strong theme of this story concerns the human need for dreams and heroes. Use at least one detail from the text for each question to support your statement of theme.

a. What does this story say about our need for heroes?

b. What does this story say about how heroes are created?

c. What does this story say about how heroes can transform societies?

8. In Homer’s Odyssey, the hero, Odysseus, who has been away from home for twenty years, is washed up from the sea onto the shores of his own kingdom. What details of this story echoes this myth?

9. Where do you find the following archetypes in the story:

a. The Superhuman Hero?

b. The Metamorphosis?

c. Hope for a hero who will transform our everyday lives?

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