In the essay, Morrison offers an essay in meditation on connectedness and distance among and between individuals, communities, and with
ourselves. Using Morrison’s essay as a point of departure and thinking about COVID-19’s mandates around distance, i.e., “social distancing”, the
“distance” one must maintain for the good health of the self and for the good health of others, the danger represented by not enough “distance”, the
“distance” from our everyday lives, etc., write your own essay in mediation (2-3 pages) about distance and connectedness.
Part 2.
Prepare a text analysis (2-3 pages) on a section of your choice from Strangers by Toni Morrison. For your text analysis you will provide and explain 3
main points about the text, an example or examples from the text to illustrate each of your main points, and write a critical question about the section
of the essay that you have chosen to work with that you will then answer