Glasgow Caledonian Through a Glass Darkly Prejudice in the Classroom Discussion
Question Description
After reading the essay “Through a Glass Darkly: Prejudice in the Classroom” by William Greenway, respond to the following questions thoughtfully and in complete sentences.
Q1/ Read up a little on Tennessee Williams’s biography, either by finding your own source online or by following the link provided on the first page of the module and briefly share one of the more interesting things you learned about Williams’s life or work?
Q2/ What is the writer of the essay, William Greenway, most concerned about in regard to Williams’s biography and how it might affect his students and their experience of The Glass Menagerie, another play by Williams? Do you think his concerns or valid? Keep in mind that he’s writing from an instructor’s perspective but tapping into some important issues about identity and the judgments we make as readers?
Q3/ Do you think it is helpful or important to know an author’s biography before reading his/her work? Why or why not?
Q4/ In what ways might Cat on a Hot Tin Roof reflect aspects of the author’s life? Do you think knowing more about Williams’s life enhances your experience of the play or limits your view of what the play is really about?
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