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Using parts I and 2 from Gillespie and Toynbee’s chapter on narrative analysis as a guide articulate the story of Douglas Sirk’s film, Imitation of Life. Identify two instances of cause + effect logic.

Using parts I and 2 from Gillespie and Toynbee’s chapter on narrative analysis (pps. 89 – 115) as a guide… 1) In your own words, articulate the story of Douglas Sirk’s film, Imitation of Life. 2) Identify two instances of cause + effect logic (causality, p. 91) logic in the film’s plot. (The reading talks about the opening scenes.) 3) Summarize in two paragraphs the author’s concept of time and duration (temporal order) in the film’s narrative structure (p.93). 4) In a few paragraphs, describe the space(s) of the film (p. 96). 5) Describe each character in a paragraph each and identify how their behavior motivates an event or conflict in the story. 6) On p. 97, the author’s discuss Todorov’s narrative theory involving elements of exposition, disruption, complication, climax and resolution. In your own words, using the reading as a guide, identify place in the plot where these five elements are in use. 7) Describe the hero’s journey structure in the film – what is each character’s quest object (p.100). 8) Summarize the author’s concept of narration in melodrama as it pertains to the film

Compare and contrast these works from Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince and The Arthashastra.

After reading specific chapters from Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince (Chapter 14 – “That Which Concerns A Prince On The Subject Of War,” Chapter 19 – “That One Should Avoid Being Despised And Hated,” and Chapter 21 – “How A Prince Should Conduct Himself So As To Gain Renown,”) then read The Arthashastra Book 10 – “Relating To War,” and Book 6 – “The Source Of Sovereign States.” Compare and contrast these two works from the specific portions to be read. The essay can have one main theme, or thesis, or it can be united by a number of connected arguments.