Assignment One: "But it's the Moby-Gatsby kind of story that compels our attention" (Foster xii). ~ What story compelled your attention? (Preface) (100 words)

Assignment One: Discuss the motif from "A Raisin in the Sun" Foster mentions in the Introduction. (Introduction) (50 words)

Assignment Two: Describe the "quest" in literature from Chapter One. (50 words)

Assignment Two: Use the following words/phrases from Chapter 2 in an original way as you describe the possible importance of eating in literature: apocryphal, anecdote, intone, communion, breaking bread, sedate. (50 words)

Explain vampirism discussed in Chapter 3. (50 words)

What does Foster mean when he says "There's no such thing as a wholly original work of literature" (24)? Use the word "intertextuality," discussed in this chapter, in your post. (Chapter 4) (50 words)

What is the most important take away from Chapter 5? (25 words)