Handout: Interview with Anne Michaels



After reading the handout, write a response to one of the following questions, using examples from the text.

8. "History is amoral: events occurred. But memory is moral" [138]. "Every moment is two moments" [161]. How does Jakob define and differentiate history and memory? Can you see Fugitive Pieces as a comparison of history and memory?

OR

Discuss the role of relationships in the novel. Why are human relationships so vital
to the sense of belonging and "home"?




WORK ON SHORT STORIES!

HMWK: Finish Part 1 and continue into Part II (to page 230).