After distributing a character list and discussing notebook organization, we analyzed the next stories in this collection. I continued highlighting certain ongoing themes such as isolation and the characters ' search for human connection. We studied how the characters strive for and continually fail to relate to each other . While Marcel felt he had some difficulty with some of the stories, he has exhibited a good recall of critical plot elements and has recognized character motivation. Additionally, he is taking good notes. We last discussed how Sherwood Anderson's style greatly influenced Hemingway's style often described as the"iceberg" since so much is inferred beneath the surface of the narrative . I explained how this level of sophisticated fiction may take a little more time to grasp ,and we discussed the benefit of annotating the text as Marcel reads. For Thursday, I assigned the next 4 stories.