When responding to the second prompt, you can begin with your thesis statement.

Prompts:
Analyze and evaluate Han Kang’s usage of polyphony in Human Acts. Consider the various characters’ different perspectives and POVs. (3 paragraphs)
For clarification:
polyphony – a diversity of simultaneous perspectives and/or points of view
perspective – includes the thoughts, feelings, and actions of a character
Point-of-view (POV) – impacts how a text is written (first-person, second-person, third-person). POV is all about the pronouns used in writing (e.g., first-person: I, we, our, mine, us; second-person: you; third-person: he, she, they, them, theirs, etc.). Depending on the POV a text is told in, certain perspectives are utilized.
To what extent would including the perspective of one of the soldiers have affected readers’ overall perceptions of and reaction to Human Acts? Had Han Kang included the perspective of a soldier, from which POV do you think it would have been most effectively written? Why? Would including direct address to other characters be appropriate and/or effective? (2 paragraphs)
Respond to both prompts. In your reflective paragraphs, you should:
Connect your responses to the unit themes of perspective and communication.
Provide evidence as well as analyze and evaluate literary techniques used in relevant passages throughout the novel (use MLA citation).
When responding to the first prompt, include the title, author, year of publication and a brief description of the novel in your first paragraph. Then write your thesis statement,
e.g. In the play Othello, Shakespeare creates dramatic irony through his use of soliloquies, which effectively develops Iago’s character as well as the themes of deception and jealousy.
When responding to the second prompt, you can begin with your thesis statement.