Robert Olen Butler
"Preparation"
1
Discuss the role and function of physicality and physical bodies in the story.
2
What is the effect of Butler's manipulation of time and narrative structure in the story?
3
This story represents the narrator's version of the events. Rewrite two or three scenes from Thuy's point of view and then write an analysis of the factors contributing to each character's subjective version.
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