Representative
English 11 course anthology
A complete dramatic scene for close reading, discussion, and writing.
[Museum office. A program proof sits between an artist and Lena.] ARTIST: A figure has to stand for more than herself. LENA: Why can a machine have a model number, but she cannot have a name? ARTIST: That is not what I meant. LENA: I know. [The artist turns the proof face down.] ARTIST: The director thinks the petition will divide the audience. LENA: The petition was divided from the photograph already. ARTIST: You make everything sound deliberate. LENA: I am asking what happens if it is not. [The artist turns the proof over and uncaps a pen.]
Original teaching text written for this course. People, organizations, quotations, and data in this selection are fictional unless explicitly identified as historical. Reuse with the course materials.