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The Query
#WritcoStoryPrompt45
Write a story based on this famous excerpt from The Night Slowly Came by Kate Chopin:
"I am losing my interest in human beings; in the significance of their lives and their actions. Someone has said it is better to study one man than ten books. I want neither books nor men; they make me suffer."
I read this aloud to my class and waited for their reaction. A bunch of teenagers with bursting hormones showed no interest and made some sly joke and giggled. I shut the book, removed my glasses and gave them a stern look. Silence prevailed in the class. A hand raised and a young boy asked ,"...
Write a story based on this famous excerpt from The Night Slowly Came by Kate Chopin:
"I am losing my interest in human beings; in the significance of their lives and their actions. Someone has said it is better to study one man than ten books. I want neither books nor men; they make me suffer."
I read this aloud to my class and waited for their reaction. A bunch of teenagers with bursting hormones showed no interest and made some sly joke and giggled. I shut the book, removed my glasses and gave them a stern look. Silence prevailed in the class. A hand raised and a young boy asked ,"...
