Homework, Tuesday, December 20

-Seniors-
Phillip Zimbardo said, "Evil is the exercise of power. And that's the key: it's about power. To intentionally harm people psychologically, to hurt people physically, to destroy people mortally, or ideas, and to commit crimes against humanity." 

He also said that there are "So what are the seven social processes that grease the slippery slope of evil? Mindlessly taking the first small step. Dehumanization of others. De-individuation of self. Diffusion of personal responsibility. Blind obedience to authority. Uncritical conformity to group norms. Passive tolerance of evil through inaction, or indifference.

1. Is there any evil in the story "Natasha?" What is it? Find evidence in the text to support your thinking. 
2. Is there any evidence of the seven social process that enable evil? Where? 

Debatable issues: Be sure to have at least two examples with EVIDENCE to support your side. 

Is Berman innocent of wrongdoing? (Last name A-M: Yes, he is innocent/M-Z: No, he is guilty of exploiting Natasha) 

 Is Rufus a predator? (Last name A-M: Yes/M-Z: No.)

 Is Natasha a victim? Of what and whom? (Last name A-M: Yes, she is a victim/Last name N-Z: No, she is not a victim) 

 Is the entire Berman family complicit in human trafficking? (Last name A-M: Yes, they are complicit/Last name N-Z: No, they are not culpable)

-AP Language- 
Entrance ticket to discussion will include: 3-5

1. Read Ch. 7, the FINAL CHAPTER of Fun Home
2. Read the Gradesaver summary and analysis of Chapter 7 here to see if you missed anything: Click Here
3. Come in tomorrow with three things you would like to discuss. It may include a question, a quotation, a scene you would like to read together or an interpretation you would like to share. 
4. Reread the first and last scenes. What allusions, images, and diction does Bechdel return to at the end of the memoir?
5. Throughout the memoir, Bechdel defines several words: Father, queer, lesbian. Definition is also a rhetorical method of development. What is the purpose of including these definitions in the memoir?