The AP English Language and Composition course is designed to enable students to become skilled readers and writers in diverse genres and modes of composition. As stated in the Advanced Placement Course Description, the purpose of the Language and Composition course is “to enable students to read complex texts with understanding and to write papers of sufficient richness and complexity to communicate effectively with mature readers” (The College Board, May 2007, May 2008, p.6).
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Lives of the Dead
Linda’s presence in the story makes O’Brien’s earlier
stories about Vietnam more universal. The experience he had as a
child illuminates the way he deals with death in Vietnam and after;
it also explains why he has turned to stories to deal with life’s
difficulties. Just like Linda, Norman Bowker and Kiowa are immortalized
in O’Brien’s stories. Their commonplace lives become more significant than
their dramatic deaths. Through the image of Linda, O’Brien realizes
that he continues to save his own life through storytelling.
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