Foster's Last

Study Questions and Pointers for HTRLLAP, Quiz 4

--Know a couple of illnesses authors frequently use, and know what makes these particular diseases "choice" ones.

--Understand what Foster means about reading w/ more than just your eyes

--Be able to give a brief description of deconstruction...brief, very brief.

--What trumps everything in literature?

--Be able to give a couple of examples of irony from literature and authors who use it.

--What is the second point Foster makes about irony? (e.g. The Satanic Verses and its reception by Muslim clerics)

--What is the basic plot-line of "The Garden Party"?

--What is one possible deeper interpretation of the story Foster mentions?

-- In the "Envoi" section, what warning does Foster issue to the reader who's finishing his book?