Write a 150-200 word response to the following discussion activities. Use specific references and direct quotes from our readings this week to illustrate and support your view/s. Discussion Activity #1 Research the Internet for the linguistic term “code-switching” and describe how code-switching is used in two of the literary texts we are reading this week. Pay special attention to how linguistic code switching emphasizes cultural interactions, reflecting a variety of elements, including economic, sexual, and racial differences. Discussion Activity #2 How can the stories this week be classified as bildungsromans, or “coming-of-age” stories? Can a story be classified a bildungsroman even if the protagonist does not seem to actually “come of age”? Compare any one of the stories we are reading this week with other similarly themed “coming-of-age” stories we’ve previously read in the works of Twain”HUCKLEBERRY FINN”, Jewett “A White Heron”, Zitkala-Sa, James Daisy Miller, Crane “Magie”, Faulkner “As I lay Dying”, and Larsen “Passing”. What are the common elements in the stories and how do the stories this week depart from the traditional “coming-of-age” tale? I chose the 2 story: Cisneros, “Woman Hollering Creek” Jhumpa Lahiri “Sexy
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