1. What is the cause-and-effect chain in a narrative and how do significant events contribute to it?

2. How does Janie's marriage to Logan Killicks function as an initiating event in Their Eyes Were Watching God?

3. What does Janie's confrontation with Joe Starks reveal about her character development and her internal struggle?

1. How can an episode that seems disconnected from the main plot still serve an important function in a narrative?

2. What does the episode of Matt Bonner's mule reveal about Joe Starks' character and how does it mirror themes in the larger narrative?

1. What are internal conflicts and what types of struggles can cause them?

2. What are external conflicts and what different forms can they take beyond conflict between individuals?

1. How do competing values create conflict and what role do fundamental beliefs play in character motivation?

2. How do Saeed and Nadia's changing values create conflict in their relationship in Exit West?

1. How do multiple conflicts in a narrative intersect and what effect does this have on the text's complexity?

2. How do Saeed's internal conflict about religion intersect with the novel's external conflicts in Exit West?

3. How does Nadia's internal struggle to assimilate intersect with the novel's primary conflict between nativists and migrants?

1. How can inconsistent character behavior create contrasts that reveal conflicts of values or perspectives?

2. What is the significance of Atticus Finch's decision to shield Boo Radley and how does it contrast with his earlier actions?

3. How does Tea Cake's violent behavior toward Janie complicate his character and what might explain this inconsistency?

4. What purpose do the inconsistencies and lack of action in Waiting for Godot serve in conveying the play's themes?