Read the bottle royal story https://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/selena.anderson/engl2307/readings/battle-royale-by-ralph-ellison and answer the following questions

1. What does the grandfather mean, by "Live with your head in the lion's mouth"? Does the narrator take his grandfather s advice?.

2. What is the "treachery" that the grandfather speaks of in paragraph 3? How does the narrator experience this treachery?

3. What are the narrator's feelings about "the blonde" woman in paragraph 9? What does this section also show about the other men at the party?

4. What is the major difference between the narrator using the word "Responsibility" and "equality"? What could the consequences be for simply changing this one word in his speech?

5. What does the dream in the ending signify? Does the narrator change or stay the same?

ANALYZING CONTENT

1. Ellison chose to write this chapter in first-person point of view. Why is this point of view choice vital when it comes to the emotional experience of the reader?

2. The narrator continues to think. About his speech during the fight scene. What is the point of these thoughts? How did they make you feel?

3. Ellison opens and closes this chapter with a scene involving the grandfather. What is the function of this technique?

4. Does Ellison show you the narrator's emotions through sensory descriptions or does he tell you the narrator's emotions? Which is more effective and why?

5. The white men at the party seem to laugh and speak in unison. What's the point of this?

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Understanding Meaning 1 The phrase implies that the narrator should not back down from life problems and must fight to acquire a share in lifes opport... View the full answer