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"The Day Stalin Died"This story can be read as satire. What is being satirized, and how does the story connect with the genre of satire?
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Connect the story and its allusions to its historical, social, and political contexts.
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Lessing uses a considerable amount of dialogue. Why has she chosen to include so much, and what is the effect of her use of dialogue?
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"A Woman on a Roof"All four men react differently to the woman. Explain how the men's reactions to the woman convey their character.
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This story was published in 1963. Are there connections between this story and the rise of feminism in the 1960s?
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How does Lessing capitalize upon the characteristics of the short story in this story? How does this story exemplify the genre?
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