Pre-Essay Prompt

I am going to write about the stories “Speaking of Courage” and “Notes”. The theme I will discuss is Courage vs. Cowardice. The elements I would use are character, setting, plot, symbol, and theme. The setting I would use is the sewage field in the war and the lake that he drives around several times. The character I would use is Norman Bowker because he shows both courage and cowardice. The field swallows Kiowa literally. The plot I would choose is the flashback at the Sewage field and the lake. The symbol is the lake (war) and sewage field (death of men).