Cite your favorite quote from The Pin Drop Speech (Baldwin), and discuss why this particular quote resonated with you. Your response should be at least four sentences long.

Baldwin does not use a lot of big, complex words, but his rhetoric is still quite powerful. Baldwin is also known for being irreverent (almost insulting) in his prose. Considering these points, what struck you most about pp. 15-27 of “The Fire Next Time”? Try to pinpoint exactly what it is about his writing that resonates with you the most. If nothing resonated with you, discuss what is off-putting about his rhetoric.

After finishing The Glass Menagerie and after reading “Tragedy and the Common Man” (Miller), who do you believe is the tragic hero in The Glass Menagerie? On what do you base your claim? Your response should be at least four sentences long.

Please conduct some research on Tennessee Williams, the author of The Glass Menagerie. Share some interesting facts that you learned about him, and please share the source(s) for your findings. Your response should be at least three sentences long (+ source).