A Story about Christmas
We just read the Edgar Allan Poe story The Tell Tale Heart, which appropriately points us toward Ghouls and Ghosts.
Now, lets have a look at a story that points us toward gift-giving, genuine love, and Christmas.
SENTIMENTALITY
Will there, ever again, be such a thing as a happy ending? Is the 21st Century so cynical that an unhappy ending is inexorable? Or is it possible that those of you who have never known a world without cell phones, the internet, and computers can actually BELIEVE IN A HAPPY OUTCOME? What is your personal attitude about HAPPY ENDINGS??? Are they possible?
Is a happy ending nothing more than a false hope? Are happy endings always CORNY, unbelievable, and absurd?
As you read the following story, see if you find the two main characters BELIEVEABLE or ridiculously idealistic? This story requires a READING RESPONSE of about 300 words One full page in MLA format; try not to go onto page 2. The specifics are described at the end of the story.
REMEMBER CRITICAL THINKING and
REFERRING TO THE TEXT ITSELF
Use an MLA formatted document to write your Reading Response, and upload it into CANVAS by the specified due date in the Assignment.