Students will explore what it means to be human by analyzing themes about revenge, authentic action, and mortality in Hamlet.

Students will explore what it means to be human by analyzing themes about loneliness, love, faith, and mortality in Klara and the Sun.

Students will explore how Morrison illustrates the ways in which identity can be complex. Additionally, they will analyze how Morrison uses characterization to challenge gender norms, as well as conventional ideas about love and morality.

Students will explore Mohsin Hamid's depiction of the refugee experience through his novel that blends realistic fiction with elements of magical realism. They will analyze the impact of migration on identity and sense of belonging while also considering migration as a universal human experience.

Students trace an unnamed African American narrator's "Hero's Journey" from innocence to self-discovery in Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, examining the novel's harsh critique of American society.

Students dive into the novel A Doll's House, exploring this social critique of middle-class Victorian society including issues of gender roles, freedom, and appearance versus reality. Students also investigate the genre of dramatic realism.

Students investigate the complex, nonlinear style of The God of Small Things and its themes of history, colonialism and love, focusing on the novel's literary devices, plot structure, and language.

Students analyze and interpret speeches, honing their rhetorical analysis skills and deepening their understanding of how authors use particular strategies to effectively communicate their ideas to a given audience.

Students read The Great Gatsby, evaluating Fitzgerald's critique of the American 1920s, as well as considering issues of social class and the impact of history and memory on individuals.