Boule de Suif

DUE - Sunday, July 1 (email) 
POINTS - Up to 10 


We've read the  ALLIGATOR STORY in class:

(NOTE: This is the original version, Not the "Arthur" or "Elvira" version).
The version doesn't change the point of this exercise)

Now, read the following short story Boule de Suif by Guy de Maupassant
(If the page is down, try  This page.

And then answer the following in about 750-1,000 words:

1) What is the short story about?

2) What is the premise about gender and sexuality?

3) What insights into our own values and societal norms does the exercise raise?

4) Does it make you change your view of Abigail, or does it simply 
reinforce what you thought?

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