Friday, February 6, 2009

#99: Main Street (21-23)

Discussion Questions (TeacherVision)
Chapter 21:
1. What happened to other women from "the Outside" when they came to Gopher Prairie?

Chapter 22:
1. What, according to Lewis, is the main characteristic of a town like Gopher Prairie that keeps it from becoming as great as Rome or Paris?
2. Why is change scary to the settled Gopher Prairians, according to Vida? Why is it necessary, according to Carol?

Chapter 23:
1. Is Carol a socialist? Explain your answer.
2. Is Vida patriotic? Explain your answer.

Vocabulary:
Chapter 21:
1. astral self (272): a body positioned between the intelligent soul and the physical body; a projection of herself through space
2. traducers (275): defamers; someone who slanders or speaks maliciously of another

Chapter 22:
1. diaphanous (291): semitransparent; clear

Chapter 23:
1. neophyte (305): newcomer; beginner

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