Richard Selzer: The Masked Marvel’s Last Toehold

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This activity contains 3 questions.

How does Selzer link the three section of the essay? Focus not only on specific images that recur in different sections but also on the way each section contributes to the essay’s themes.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

This essay is marked by Selzer’s strong use of descriptive detail. Analyze some of the images you find most striking and explore how Selzer creates such vivid pictures in writing.

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Describe a vivid childhood memory of attending some sort of performance—a sporting event, a concert, a theatrical presentation, or the like—for the first time. If, like Selzer, you can frame the childhood story with some pertinent later narration, feel free to do so.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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