Almost French

3. What are the best parts of this book? Why? What are the worst parts of this book? Why? Give details with page numbers from the book to explain.

On her short visit home, how did her former life compare to her new life?

Directions: To give you a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the novel, answer the following questions for Part Three in complete sentences and use a different colored font.

|Different from the “what is the main point” question above, list several things that you learned from this reading, things that you did |

3. Explain in your own words why ignorance is NOT bliss, having read what the author has to say about this. Give specific examples from the reading and relate them to your own life. (You are here getting an education, so I have to imagine this should be important to you as a student!)

The second things that I want to compare is the way that the author judges the women in his college. From his teacher to his classmates. He's described that some of his classmates, their accent are perfectly French. They're also pretty young, attractive, and well dressed. This made the author felt like he was just an old man who was suffering with fashion. Comparing to reality, I used to be in this situation once. When I first came to Vietnam, I saw a lot of teenagers dressing much more different than me. They tends to wear shorts whenever they go out. Also

13. Have you read the author’s other books? Can you discern a similarity (in theme, writing style, structure, etc.) between them, or are they completely different?

Part 1—Create a list of five discussion questions (and sample answers) about the book so we can include them in our class discussions. You will be expected to lead a discussion with at least one of these questions. (Your sample answers should be six to eight sentences in length.)

Part 2 – Choose twelve words/phrases that you deem to be critical to the book. They should be chosen from a variety of chapters. Give examples of the words being used in the text and explain why you think each word or phrase is critical.

My favorite part of the book was the warning signs to know when a stranger is a potential threat. This was fascinating to me because I’ve been told since I was just a little boy to beware of strangers. But with all these warnings about strangers I had never been told how to recognize when a

2.      Identify the author’s main idea(s). In other words, what is the main point the author is attempting to make about the book?

The third and forth chapters continue to look at French classes and cultures. In chapter three you jump into the world of the Bourgeois in Montepellier. Darnton describes with the aid of Joseph Berthele, every nuance of the Bourgeois in Montpellier. "The Bourgeois is the modes of production, a certain variety of Economic Man with his own way of life and his own ideology." (Darnton Pg. 110) The fourth chapter instead of looking at another economic class Darnton examines the Intellectuals of French Culture enlisting the aid of a policeman, Joseph d'Hemery "an inspector of the book trade". (Darnton Pg. 145) Joseph you might say was a little obsessed often in addition to inspecting the books that came through he would also investigate the writer. The Officer built up a rather large census of the literary population in Paris, every one "…from the most famous Philosophes to the most obscure hacks." (Darnton Pg. 145) Darnton in this chapter talks about a lot of published literary

3. How does the critical/cultural perspective on mass communication view the media? How does it view the audience?

Media is not just television and radio. The French media ownership is distributed over four different forms of media. The media is consisted radio, internet, television, and newspaper. The French people are more old fashion. They rely mostly on radio and newspaper. They spend very little time in front of a television set or in front of a computer screen. The rest of the world spends so much more time in front of computer screens and televisions sets compared to the French citizens. The media in France is not like the media in the United States, the French have a greater sense of freedom in their media.

France and India are on different spectrums when it comes to culture and traditions. India is known for its vibrant and colorful traditions, while France is known for its well-polished ones. The one thing that both these countries can relate the most in is media. Media plays an intensive role in both countries. They both strive in creating media that is true to their culture and beliefs. India and France media consist of television, radio, film, newspapers, magazines, and internet based websites. I personally find both of these countries fascinating and want to know more about the media influence in both countries. In this paper we are going to take a closer look at the types of media, media news stories, and the Western influence in India