ENG 226 Final, Fall 2002

MERIC AS SNTERSTT . LIBRARY OF WeiRoT American University of Beirut English 226: Contemporary American Literature Fall 2003 Prof. Siréne Harb Final Examination Discuss ONE of the following questions in a well-organized and well-written essay. 1. With reference to “Middle Passage,” Beloved, and The Woman Warrior OR The Way to Rainy Mountain, discuss the theme of the reclamation of history and memory in American ethnic literature. 2. Explore the relationship between travel, self-discovery, and spiritual growth in The Woman Warrior, The Way to Rainy Mountain and “Questions of Travel” OR “Middle Passage.” . “Postmodern texts stress the constructed/discursive nature of knowledge, reality, and identity.” Discuss with reference to Beloved, The Way to Rainy Mountain, and “Loose Ends” OR “Illustration.” Good Luck!