1. Identify and research one or more allusions in Autumn to write an essay explaining how they contribute to, expand, reframe, or otherwise affect how the novel makes meaning.
  2. Identify and research how one or more historical or cultural references of Autumn contribute to, expand, reframe, or otherwise affect how the novel makes meaning.
  3. Identify and research how one of these generic categories might be applied to Autumn: surrealism, postmodernism, comedy.
  4. Use research to support a psychoanalytic reading of one of the text’s dreams or fantasies to discuss how it contributes to the theme or characterization of the story.