Fishbowl day
CONTEMP LIT
1-16-14
Fishbowl DAY!!!
 This is how this going to work:
 Break up the class into 2 groups
 Two circles
 Chunks of questions for each group
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One group will go first and discuss as many questions as we
can get to in 30 min
Switch
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THOSE on the outside will evaluate the inside
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Group 1, Question 1
 Chapter 8: What is Equality experiencing for the first
time in this chapter, and what does he feel as a
result?
G1Q2
 Chapter 9: In this chapter, Equality questions the
morality of his former society. Contrast what he was
previously taught about solitude, good, evil, and joy,
with what he now believes.
G1Q3
 Chapter 11: What great discovery does Equality make
in this chapter?
 What does Equality now realize is the proper goal
and purpose of life?
G1Q4
 Chapter 12: Why do the main characters take the
names Prometheus and Gaea? Why weren’t they
allowed to choose their names in their old society?
G1Q5
 In many real and fictionalized totalitarian societies,
children live apart from their families. Why would
dictatorial leaders enforce this living arrangement?
G1Q6
 Contrast Equality’s view of morality at the end of the
novel with that of his society?
G1Q7
 Many people blame their hardships, poverty, or
unhappiness on external conditions. They believe
that outside factors control and determine their lives.
Do you believe this? Does Ayn Rand believe this?
G1Q8
 Ayn Rand said Anthem is about “the meaning of
man’s ego.” Explain the ways in which the
characters and plot in Anthem illustrate this.
 SWITCH!!!!!!!!!!!
Group 2 Question 1
 Chapter 8: What does the Uncharted Forrest
symbolize?
G2Q2
 Chapter 10: What is the house like and what’s in it?
 Why do Liberty and Equality find it so strange and
exciting?
G2Q3
 Chapter 11: In what ways is “I” like a god?
G2Q4
 Chapter 12: Prometheus reaches the important
realization that “To be free, a man must be free of his
brothers,” (p. 101). Cite examples from the text that
proves this.
 Do you believe it?
G2Q5
 What does Equality finally understand about his
society when the Council threatens to destroy his
invention?
G2Q6
 At first glance, most characters in Anthem appear to
be robots, blindly conforming to the rest of society.
Upon closer study, however, we see that all of themEquality, International, Liberty, the Council
members, everyone- make choices and decisions that
affect their lives and their futures. In short, they all
possess the choice to think or not, and that choice
determines everything. Discuss.
G2Q7
 Aside from very rare exceptions (Equality and the
Saint of the Pyre) there is literally no opposition to
the leaders in this society. Why is this? What ideas
must these men have accepted to live a life of
obedience and fear?
G2Q8
 To fully control a man, dictators must not only
enslave his body, but also destroy his mind. Discuss
how the leaders in Anthem seek to accomplish this
tyrannical end?
Go get yer books
 Turn in your books to me..
 Go get In to the Wild from the library….see you
Tuesday.