Dear Abby:
I have been in love with my childhood sweetheart, Catherine, all of my life. She does not know that I still love her. I am in the Army and I just found out she is getting married next week to a guy from Pittsburgh. I do not have any leave, but I would like to go and see her, to tell her I love her and to convince her not to go through with the wedding. If I leave my post, I will be AWOL (absent without leave) and will be thrown in the brig when I return. Do you think love is worth the risk? Should I go AWOL and tell Catherine I love her? What if she does not love me anymore? Please tell me what to do.
Signed, Newt
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Now, I don't have your rubric, so you will have to do that part yourself. I am not sure...
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what you are asking about the unusual but symbolic name -- do you mean the name Newt? That is unusual. Do you know what a Newt is? It's a type of animal. Do some research and see what characteristics about the newt might have a connection to this story.
This should get you started. You can read the Vonnegut story online at the link below.
What dilemma does Newt face before visiting Catharine in "Long Walk to Forever" by Kurt Vonnegut?
This assignment will seem to force you to become the character of Newt and compose a letter about your predicament and choices. I think that the first thing which needs to be done in such a task is to "see" yourself as the character. Much in the way of first person and personalized pronoun will be needed in this. Instead of saying, "Newt believes__________ because...," there has to be "I believe ________ because." The difference is that you are the character and, accordingly, you will have to speak from his point of view. This might include having to explain the choices made by the character, meaning you, and why you made them. What dreams were you pursuing? What was your motivation? What were your emotional experiences when undertaking these choices? I think that this is where the assignment is going to take you and where you might need to go with it.