Formative Moment Analysis Questions- “Typhoid Fever” and “The Education of Frank McCourt”
Directions: After reading both "Typhoid Fever" and "The Education of Frank McCourt," please answer the following questions to be turned in the next class. Please post them onto your personal wiki page and also bring in a hard copy.
"Typhoid Fever"
1. What was the saddest or most shocking episode in "Typhoid Fever"?
- I think the saddest and most shocking part in Typhoid Fever was when the girl died. It was very shocking when she killed her self. Frank was looking forward to listen to the poem that Patricia read about the highwayman.
2. The Kerry nurse asks sharply, "What is there to laugh about?" Find two episodes of comic relief. Should comedy be used in a sad story?
- The comic relief in the story was that comical in today’s standards. Frank and Patricia wasn’t suppose to talk to each other. And when Patricia made a joke with frank’s blood. It was a sad story and I thought it was too sad.
3. Describe the formative moment from "Typhoid Fever." What did young Frank learn about himself in the hospital? What role did the poetry play in his formative moment?
-The Formative moment was that Frank McCourt used the story to describe Patricia’s death. He liked the poem that Patricia read for him. H thought he liked poets. He wrote this because he wanted to think of the time when he was in the hospital.
"The Education of Frank McCourt"
1. Do you think people without high school diplomas should be allowed to enroll in universities? Why or why not?
- I think they should be allowed to enroll in universities because I think everyone should have the high school diplomas. Even though a person doesn’t have the diplomas they can be very smart or like to study. This is why I think they shouldn’t go to universities because of it.
2. Describe the formative moment from "The Education of Frank McCourt." What did the adult Frank learn about himself in the classroom? What role did his students play in his formative moment?
- Frank McCourt thought he wasn’t too good in writing. So he never knew that he would publish a book. However the students helped him and at the end he got what he wanted. He taught the students and the students taught him back something.
Making the Connection
In a brief paragraph, please compare/contrast the formative moments from both essays. What commonalities do these moments share? What are the differences?
-The formative moments that were the same was when Frank included some relationships. He used his students and Patricia to write a book. He wrote about what he learned through the relationship. But the difference of the two paragraphs are that the first story is sad ending because Patricia died but in the second one is happy because he got what he wanted and his students taught him a lesson too.