Some Exam answers that make good points in an articulate way

On "Third and Final Continent:"
As the two cultivate a relationship, she (Mala) is given a chance to flourish in the narrative. By the story's end she becomes more fully developed as a character, and empowered as such, as she grows more important within her husband's perspective.

I think the story could have benefited from dual perspectives, that way we get both their experiences first hand.


Hurt Locker:
. . . had the narrowest point of view. We were not allowed into the actual minds of the characters, and the film frequently had a narrow physical focus as well.

The point of view . . . made you feel like you were there in Iraq with the soldiers . . it was told from an entirely male point of view even though the director was a woman.

St. James is married to defusing bombs.


Marriage in Sula:
Jude only proposed (to Nel) to salvage his feelings of masculinity after having been refused a job.