Consider your understanding of Alice Through the Looking Glass. Also, read and consider the discussion posts and responses about the novel. Then, think about what makes this novel difficult to understand. Find places where there is tension or difficulty in the text. For this reflection paper, Identify three areas of difficulty/tension. Then, in two to three double-spaced paragraphs for each area, explain the difficulty/tension or discuss how it effects the text.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Sense and sensibility - chapters 41-50 do eilinor and marianne each end up with the best husband possible? give reasons for your answer.

Read this inference: "one day the neighbors will move out of the little frame house." what detail from the story best supports this inference?