Foe Lesson Plan

Describe the battle of authorial will that takes place in Chapter 3.

Begin this discussion by asking students what Foe and Susan want out of this book. Foe wants to write a story about Bahia, and he continually presses Susan to give him more details about her time there, the implication being that Susan must have resorted to scandalous behavior like stealing or prostitution in order to survive. He believes that the story of the island needs an intriguing setup, and that Bahia fits the mold perfectly.

Susan understands what sort of details Foe is after, but she also believes that the author has the power to tell more challenging stories than the enticing tell-all that...