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Lesson 1 (from Preface - Chapter 1)
Objective
The objective of this lesson is to discuss illness as metaphor, and how the author uses metaphors in the Prologue through Chapter 1. Sontag does not believe that illness is a metaphor. Plus, she writes that illness should not be related to as a metaphor.
Lesson
Class Discussion: How does Sontag employ metaphors in the Prologue and in Chapter 1? What extended metaphor does she use to describe illness and life? How is life made up of two kingdoms? What kingdom do most people want to reside in? How many people would reside in both at one time? What is it like to live in the kingdom of illness? How does the metaphor help readers understand the concept of illness Sontag is describing? What other metaphors does she use in this section? How is tuberculosis a "theft of life" (5)? How is cancer "a ruthless secret invasion" (5) or "an...
Aligned to the following Common Core Standards:
- ELA-Writing W.9-10.3(e), 9-10.7, 11-12.3(e), 11-12.7
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