May 21--Chapter 5 “Enemies”

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  What are some of the multiple meanings of the word “spin” as O’Brien uses it

and in other contexts?

Option #2: Note the first-person aside by O’Brien on p. 31 (“I’m forty-three...”). What is

the significance of this paragraph? Note that this sentence or variations of it appear later in the story (and throughout the book).

Option #3:  This story is really a series of fragments. Write things you don’t completely

understand. You may understand them after reading the rest of the book.

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