Choose three paragraphs from Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth (averaging at least fifteen words per paragraph), and analyze the stylistic choices that the author has made.  Include all of the following in your discussion:

Analyze the style that the author uses. Identify both the stylistic elements that the author uses and the relationship these style choices have to the characters involved and/or to the main point of the passage. How does this reflect the broader themes or ideas of the book? What are the broader ideas of themes of the book at this point?

Choose a scene from The Last Train Home and analyze the stylistic choices the filmmaker has made. Include all of the following in your discussion:

Analyze the style the filmmaker uses. I don’t expect you to be an expert on film terminology for this (though the Corrigan reading will help with this a bit), but describe what you see happening in the scene. Who or what is central in the frame? What colors are visible? Is the scene well-lit or dark? Is there music, noise, dialogue, or silence? How do these factors reflect the broader themes or ideas in the film? What are the broader themes or ideas of the film at this point?

Finally, how well do these two different texts approach the issue of migration? How do these different forms (Novel, documentary film) succeed at evaluating these experiences?