29 pages • 58 minutes read
Clay
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1914
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1.
How would “Clay” change if it were told by a first-person narrator rather than in a third-person limited narration? Why might the author have chosen to use third-person limited narration?
2.
Describe the moments in the story where it is clear Maria is conflicted internally but presenting differently externally.
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