Assignment Details

The Mutants

English Classes

3B AP Literature

Date

Sept. 18, 2015

Additional Info
Read the Joyce Carol Oates short story, The Mutants. 

How would you describe the tone Oates sets initially? How does it change? Make an argument for the overall role of tone in the story.  In other words, how important is it and why? Use text.

Pick a single line (not from the last two paragraphs) that you consider to be important. Analyze the line's importance and its effect on the piece as a whole.

Analyze the title or the role of character names in the story (your choice--or do both for fun). Be specific, give supporting evidence, and tie your argument to the piece as a whole.

What is this piece about? And what is this piece really about? Explain with evidence.