If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
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To explore the themes of love, desire, sexuality, and nostalgia, as portrayed in this novel
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To examine the effect of a narrator telling the story of his past
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To discover how a story is changed when adapted for film
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To think about speech, secrets, and silence—and about the power and vulnerability they hold
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To examine the author's use of metaphor to explore complex overarching themes and the way this both allows for and inhibits understanding
