Sexy – Text und Aufgaben
The following extract is taken from the 5th chapter of the novel “Sexy” by Joyce Carol Oates. It deals with the novel’s protagonist, Darren Flynn, a high school student from North Falls, USA.
Sexy
Joyce Carol Oates, Sexy.
Reclam 2011, S. 16-17.
"Good work, Darren ... Not actually."
(294 Wörter)
mögliche Aufgaben (monologischer Teil):
- Analyse Darren’s character and comment on his sense of belonging.
- Compare Darren to Adam in The Shape of Things and Thao in Gran Torino.
mögliche weitere Impulse (dialogischer Teil):
- Erweiterung des Umfelds der Aufgabe:
- Analyse why the author uses words like "morass", "swamp" and "drowning" to describe Darren's work load at school.
- Analyse the choice of words in lines 2-3. What does it reveal about Darren?
- Bezug zu weiteren Themen des Bildungsplans:
- Name and illustrate other factors that influence people’s sense of belonging.
- Explain what role ethnicity plays in the context of belonging. Refer to examples from Gran Torino and the USA as a multi-ethnic society.
- Racism is not only an issue in the USA. Analyse challenges that multi-ethnic societies in Europe are currently facing.
- (further challenges in Europe: Brexit; global challenges: climate change, ...)
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