What does the narrator in “American Dreams” discover under the roof of one of the houses? And what effect does this have on our narrator? 2. The narrator in “American Dreams” tells us t

Carey’s “American Dreams”
1. What does the narrator in “American Dreams” discover under the roof of one of the houses? And what effect does this have on our narrator?
2. The narrator in “American Dreams” tells us that everyone in his home town longed for the “American Dream”; what does this mean and why is this significant to the story?
3. What kind of industry results from Gleason’s model, and what is the overall effect on the town/townspeople, according to the narrator?
Kincaid’s “A Small Place”
4. Describe the narrator’s opinion of tourists who come to Antigua in “A Small Place.” How are the tourists characterized/represented?
Vonnegut: Breakfast of Champions (excerpt)
5. In the opening pages of Vonnegut’s novel, what is the narrator’s view of the “founding” myth of America?
Question 6 is worth 5 points so remember to give a detailed and well-supported answer:
6. Which reading did you find to be the most effective as a satire? Why? (Consider if text is Horatian or Juvenalian and/or has Menippean qualities.)