Post answers to the following questions about works by Chandler, Woolrich, Highsmith, O'Connor and L ...

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Post answers to the following questions about works by Chandler, Woolrich, Highsmith, O'Connor and Lehane. You will answer a question for TWO out of THREE of the authors. Each author counts for 25%. If you answer all five, only the first four will count. PICK TWO authors to discuss from A, B and C A) Raymond Chandler "Red Wind." 25% 1- What crimes were committed? How? 2- Who had the means and opportunity to do it? Explain. 3- What was the motive and the cause for the crime(s)? 4- Which of these (means, motive, opportunity) had multiple possible answers, so provided "red herrings?" What were they? 5- What type of narrative is used? What kind of person is the narrator, and what do they think of the crime(s)? B) Cornell Woolrich "Rear Window" 1- What was Jeff's original theory about what his neighbor Thornwall did? What was his evidence? 2- Why did the police think Jeff was wrong, and not follow up? 3- What were Thornwall's motives for what he did, according to the police detective? How and why did that change? 4- How did Jeff figure out what really happened? What was his evidence? 5- What happened to Thornwall, and why? C) Patricia Highsmith "The Terrapin" 25% 1- What is Victor's mother like? How is she characterized? (How do we know?) 2- Why does Victor care so much about the terrapin? What does it mean to him? 3- What happens to the terrapin, and what does Victor do as a result? 4- Why does Victor like to read case histories in his mother's psychology books? Why do you think she has those books? 5- What happens to Victor in the end? How does he feel about it? What kind of person is he? ANSWER QUESTIONS FOR BOTH O'CONNOR AND LEHANE D) Flannery O'Connor "The Comforts of Home" 25% 1- What kind of person is Thomas's mother? What was his father like? How do we know? 2- What kind of person is Star? What does Thomas think of her, and what does his mother think of her? 3- Explain how and why Thomas tries to get Star out of the house: different plans. 4- What does Thomas end up doing, and why does he do it? Why does the sheriff think he did it? 5- What kind of person is Thomas? Why do you think so? E) Dennis Lehane "Running Out of Dog" 25% 1- What narrative voice is used in this story? Who seems to be speaking, and what are they like? When does this change? 2- "Running Out of Dog" is partly about a community. What is this community like, and how do we know? 3- What murders are committed? Who commits them? What are the means, motive and opportunity for each? 4- What are Jewel, Blue and Elgin like? How do we know? 5- The story ends with the comment "In this world, 'case you haven't noticed, you usually pay for your sins. And in the South, always." Who is speaking? Who in the story would agree? How do you know?