Possible CENTERS OF MEANING in The Sixth Borough

The Sixth Borough is a chapter (pages 79-85 of the Bulk-Pack Materials) in a book by the author, Jonathan Safran Foer. In this chapter, a father tells his son a bedtime story about how there used to be a sixth borough across the Hudson River from Manhattan. Central Park originated, becasue people wanted to save part of the sixth borough. They took ropes and chains and dragged Central Park from its former location, in the sixth borough, across the river to the spot where it is now. At the end of the story, the son exclaims to his father, "That story was really awesome."

DISCUSSION QUESTION EIGHT (PLEASE RESPOND):
Please answer the following two questions by locating and explaining POSSIBLE CENTERS OF MEANING IN THE TEXT:
1. What makes the father's story so awesome?
2. what point (about life or New York City) was the father trying to make to his son? Often, parents tell their children bedtime stories, and the children learn certain messages.

Remember four ways college students locate CENTERS OF MEANING:
1. Notice any changes in the form (size, shape, or appearance) of the text.
2. Notice the use of any purposeful literary elements or techniques.
3. Spot any allusions (references to any other works of literature or ideas from other people).
4. Focus hard on any exciting and pronounced dialogue.

LIES - Where are the CENTERS of MEANING?

Read over the short-story, LIES (pages 75-78 of the Bulk Pack Materials), by Ethan Canin. Two questions college students might initially think about are why is story called LIES and why did the author write it in the first place.

DISCUSSION QUESTION SEVEN (PLEASE RESPOND):
Please try to answer both of these questions by locating CENTERS OF MEANING in the text. Definitely describe any CENTERS OF MEANING that you find, and explain why these "spots in the text" qualify as CENTERS OF MEANING!

Remember four ways to locate CENTERS OF MEANING:
1. Notice any changes in the form (size, shape, or appearance) of the text.
2. Notice the use of any purposeful literary elements or techniques.
3. Spot any allusions (references to any other works of literature or ideas from other people).
4. Focus hard on any exciting and pronounced dialogue.