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Payoff: Did the Ending Earn Its Ending? — Homework
Review the novel's final chapters (Beth's death, Laurie and Amy, Jo and Bhaer) before answering.
- 1.Define "payoff" in one sentence.
- 2.Name one specific detail from earlier in the novel that sets up Beth's death as earned rather than a shock.
- 3.Using specific evidence, argue whether the Laurie-marries-Amy, Jo-marries-Bhaer ending is earned or unearned.
- 4.In four or more sentences, explain how Plumfield pays off Jo's Week 5 search for an honest purpose, not just an honest writing voice.
- 5.Can an ending be well-earned by the text and still emotionally unsatisfying to a particular reader? Explain.
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