<p>On Self-Respect Close Reading and Analysis Part 1 (Paragraphs 1-3)</p><p>1. The author begins with a hook. Explain it. How does the reader respond to such a strong statement?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>2. What is the author’s attitude to her own younger self? </p><p>______</p><p>3. What does she mean by alluding to herself as an “academic Raskolnikov?” and how did this relate to her view of life (at the time and now)?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>4. Explain how the metaphors in the last sentence of paragraph 2 relate to the sense of entitlement she describes earlier in the paragraph.</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p>5. Paragraph three is full of complex metaphors (3) and syntax and allusions and addresses the issue of self-deception. </p><p> a. Discuss the meaning of the metaphors and their significance in the author’s attempt to lay the groundwork in explaining the meaning of real self-respect.</p><p>1. ______</p><p>2. ______</p><p>3. ______b. Consider the syntax of the second and third sentence in paragraph 3. How does its structure support its purpose?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p><p> c. Explain the allusion to Rhett Butler and Scarlet O’Hara. Why might Didion have used this particular allusion to support her point?</p><p>______</p><p>______</p>