In a thoughtful, thorough, one-page essay, answer the following question. Be sure to use the One Page Essay Rubric when drafting and revising. The essay is due on Monday, 2/24/14.
Title your Googledoc "Hope and Desperation."
Is the overall tone of the memoir A Long Way Gone one of hope or desperation?
You can answer this question one of two ways:
- While the book has moments of hope, the overall tone is one of desperation and hopelessness.
- While the book has moments of desperation, the overall tone is one of hope.