What is Charles’s “main interest” as a “literary gentleman”? Charles’s public“reputation” has two planks or components, one of which is his
QUESTION SET #1 (a through d) • Throughout this course, any question set not attempted receives a
grade of zero. In addition, any response not presented as a complete sentence receives a grade of zero,
even if the content it contains is factually accurate. Points are deducted for incorrect grammar and
confusing expression. Carefully proof-read your work before submitting it. Do not collaborate with any
other student in producing your Write Now exercise.
When quoting from the story in an answer, ensure that you include signal the page number — for
example, (page 31).
To open the story, Brennan’s unidentified, third-person narrator offers a sketch of Charles Runyon, whose
family name may be Irish (meaning “champion”). Although he lives in the Murray Hill district of
Manhattan, Charles is weekending beside the Hudson River “thirty miles from New York [City]” (page
28). Small details count for a lot in this tale, so the responses to the following will prove useful as you
read on. (1.a) What is Charles’s “main interest” as a “literary gentleman”? Charles’s public
“reputation” has two planks or components, one of which is his being “a wit.” (1.b) What is the other,
and what does that word mean? (Use and cite a reputable source, such as the Oxford English
Dictionary.) (1.c) In what activity does Charles engage “every night”? (1.d) Which 38-year-old
person is on Charles’s mind, and why is that so?
What is Charles’s “main interest” as a “literary gentleman”? Charles’s public“reputation” has two planks or components, one of which is his
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