It has often been said that what we value can be determined

Their Eyes Are Watching God FRQ

It has often been said that what we value can be determined only by what we sacrifice. Either from your own reading or from the list below, choose a work of fiction in which a character deliberately sacrifices, surrenders, or forfeits something in a way that highlights that character’s values. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze how the particular sacrifice illuminates the character’s values and contributes to an interpretation of the work as a whole.

In your response you should do the following:

• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation.

• Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning.

• Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning.

• Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.

The Age of Innocence

Antigone

The Awakening

Beloved

The Crucible

Death of a Salesman

Ethan Frome

King Lear

Linden Hills

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

Much Ado About Nothing

Noah’s Compass

Oryx and Crake

Othello

The Poisonwood Bible

The Portrait of a Lady

A Prayer for Owen Meany

A Raisin in the Sun

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The Scarlet Letter

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Tale of Two Cities

Tess of the d’Urbervilles

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Things Fall Apart

A Thousand Acres

The Women of Brewster Place

1. In your response you should do the following:

• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that presents a defensible interpretation.

• Provide evidence to support your line of reasoning.

• Explain how the evidence supports your line of reasoning.

• Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.

Please respond on separate paper, following directions from your teacher.

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