- What does the title The Bear That Wasn’t mean? Why
didn’t the Factory officials recognize the Bear for what he was? Why did
it become harder and harder for him to maintain his identity as he
moved through the bureaucracy of the Factory? What is Tashlin suggesting
about the relationship between an individual and society? About the way
a person’s identity is defined? About the way powerful individuals and
groups shape the identity of those with less power and authority?
- How
does our need to be a part of a group affect our actions? Why is it so
difficult for a person to go against the group? Have you ever
experienced a similar problem to that of the Bear? How did you deal with
it? Were you able to maintain your independence? How difficult was it
to do so?
Other Homework:
- Read pages 9-30 in Voices of the Holocaust. For the "creating context" section, take 2-column notes, where the left side is main ideas and the right side is for details and/or examples about that idea. For each reading after that, make a DJ by picking a passage--a longer quotation of 4-8 sentences, approximately--and analyzing it. Be sure to expand your ideas beyond summary and reader response to include some thoughts about the larger significance and implications of the text. Due Friday 09/30.
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