Choose ONE of the following topics and answer as completely as possible. Responses should be 700-900 words. Be sure to use specific examples and to Answer EACH PART
OF THE QUESTION. Discuss at least three works in each answer (at least one work should be from the 1950?s or forward).
1) In the past few weeks, we have looked at various political works that have dealt with both espionage, but also sacrifice due to political beliefs. Discuss at least
three author?s approaches to the themes of sacrifice and what is lost. How do they represent this loss? Are the political sacrifices worth what is lost in the end?
What is it that these characters learn about what is important in their lives, and is it too late for them when this realization occurs? For this response, discuss
three works from: Your Republic is Calling You (Novel you must acquire), The Lives of Others (Film on Netflix), Things I Didn?t Know I Loved(copy uploaded), Death
Constant Beyond Love(scanned copy uploaded).
2) Two major themes that have come out of these same works are isolation and the notion of living outside of reality. Discuss these themes as you see them in the works
we?ve read. Do these works suggest a relationship between the two themes? What is it these writers are saying about loneliness, reality, and life in the Late 20th
century? For this response, discuss three works from: Your Republic is Calling You (Novel you must acquire), The Lives of Others (Film on Netflix), Things I Didn?t
Know I Loved (copy uploaded), Death Constant Beyond Love (scanned copy uploaded), Death in a Plane (copy uploaded).
