1. Do you think that attending the concert in "A Wagner Matinee" is a positive experience for Aunt Georgiana? Why or why not? Be sure to include specific details from the story in your response.
2. Compare and contrast what Richard Wright and Zora Neale Hurston learn in their autobiographical pieces.
3. ''A Wagner Matinee'' explain how its themes and the behavior of its characters proveWilliam Faulkner's assertion that great writing must deal with certain "universal truths" as well as "the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself." Incorporate specific examples and details from the text whenever possible.