Each response should be at least 100 words in length. Review the powerpoint slides for question 2.
1. How does this article from the The Kingston News, July 15 1859, affect your reading of Lusus Naturae? Discuss two things. Consider:
Description of the lusus naturae character
Treatment of the character
Actions/reactions of townspeople
Narrator P.O.V.
Setting or era
Whats not being reported into his story?
Who, in a modern retrospect, do you believe this person might be?
2. There is no validation available as to which newspapers published these curiosities. But, can you think of other
curiosities, freaks of nature, or hard to believe events of nature that have been reported on in the past year? Consider:
Animals
Weather
Current news
Local
National
International