Blog # 3

Please respond to the following prompts in complete sentences.

1.  Many say this novel embodies the battle between good and evil.  Give one concrete example of this battle in the novel.

2.  The individual vs. the whole is frequently discussed in One Day... Please give a specific example of this and who won?  The person or the group?

3.  There is "camp justice" and justice.  Which one is more "just" in your opinion?  How might this be ironic? (It doesn't have to be).

4.  Shukhov has been unjustly sent to prison.  That is difficult to argue against.  When have you ever felt that you've been unjustly treated, yet you had no choice but to take it?

Due: Tuesday, 9.20

Blog # 2

Please read 81 - 90 and respond to the prompts below.  Use complete sentences and quotes when required.


1.  Why does Solzhenitsyn refer to a prisoner as "X 123" instead of using his name (81)?  What does this do to his persona?
2.  The crew hadn't done any work in the first part of the day for the site.  But they had worked for themselves.  What had they done?
3.  What do we learn of Tiurin in these pages? (3-4 sentences)
4.  Why do you think the Estonian brothers trust Shukhov?  Be specific (2-3 sentences)
5.  How is a squad defined on the bottom of 87?
6.  Pick three construction vocabulary terms and define them.


Due: Thursday, 9.15 (Before class)