Read Acts I & II of The Inheritors, paying particular attention to what the different main characters believe, what motivates them, and what they think is right. Jot down your answers to the following questions and bring them to class. We MAY have an in-class writing....
1. In Act I, several of the characters have a discussion about evolution. How does this discussion help illuminate different characters' beliefs? (Consider Silas, Fejevary, Grandma) How do these beliefs resonate (or not) with Holmes' post-war beliefs?
2. What was the mission of Morton College when it was founded? Taking into account the students that we meet in Act II, what is the college like in 1920?
3. For what reasons is Holden a controversial figure at the college?
4. What "revolutionary" action does Madeline take, and why?
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