Answer:
<em>A on Edge2020</em> : Both show how humans can be helpless in the face of external forces.
Explanation:
A Man Said to the Universe
by Stephen Crane :
“Sir, I exist!"
“However,” replied the universe,
“The fact has <em>not created in me A sense of obligation.</em>”
We Wear the Mask
by Paul Laurence Dunbar:
"We wear the mask that grins and lies,"
It <em>hides our cheeks and shades our eyes</em>,—
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, "
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1. Choose a story and re-read it
2. React personally. What aspects of the story do you seem to be most affected by? You should look at more than one aspect.
3. Determine the theme of the story. What is the main point? HINT: Try to complete this sentence: This story argues that …
4. Connect #2 & 3: How do you see this aspect and the theme relating
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