Barbara Kingsolver: Stone Soup

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Consider the various types of families Kingsolver identifies. Select two of these family types and discuss the merits and the drawbacks each type of family provides.

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Discuss the way Kingsolver uses personal experience and anecdote in her essay. Identify at least three instances of the personal that Kingsolver brings to bear as evidence to support her ideas about divorce or about families. Evaluate the extent to which you find her use of personal experience effective.

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Write an essay about your own experience of family. You may wish to describe not only the type of family you are presently part of, but variations, if any, your family may have undergone. You may also wish to consider the advantages and disadvantages of the kind of family life you have experienced.

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