construct an argument about the themes you find in Aleksander Hemon’s short stories The Accordion, and A Coin, and Stephen Galloway’s The Cellist of Sarajevo. How do these writers construct meaning from tragedy?
Are these stories about war, at all?

What is the role of the artist in the face of atrocity?

Why are made-up stories (neither author lived through the siege) important to our understanding?

How does point of view affect our reading of the text?

How does each author use literary devices (such as metaphors) to carry meaning? How and why does it work to enhance our understanding of the text?