Some people believe that this poem is an extended metaphor for the afterlife. If this is the
case, do you agree with Hawthorne's description of life after death? Why or why not?

What difference do you notice between this passage and contemporary pose.

Why do you think frank tashlin titled this story  the bear that wasn’t? why didn’t the factory officials recognize the bear for what he was? why did it become harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory?

Compare and contrast spoon river anthology