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How does Lawrence Downes consider audience as he sets the stage for his visit to the home of Flannery O’Connor?
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Exploring the Text: - How does Lawrence Downes consider audience as he sets the stage for his visit to the home of Flannery O’Connor?
What is the effect of Downes’s use of understatement in paragraph 5?
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Exploring the Text: - What is the effect of Downes’s use of understatement in paragraph 5?
How does Downes characterize O’Connor? What surprises you about her?
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Exploring the Text: - How does Downes characterize O’Connor? What surprises you about her?
How would you describe the tone of “In Search of Flannery O’Connor”? How does the essay’s tone help Downes achieve his purpose?
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Exploring the Text: - How would you describe the tone of “In Search of Flannery O’Connor”? How does the essay’s tone help Downes achieve his purpose?
Why do you think Downes ends his piece with a description of the “unusual-looking vine” he sees at the edge of the road?
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Exploring the Text: - Why do you think Downes ends his piece with a description of the “unusual-looking vine” he sees at the edge of the road?