Signs: The Secret Language of the Universe

Analyze Jackson’s authorial tone throughout the text. Identify the tonal shifts she employs and explore their significance to her thematic interests. Cite specific examples from the text to support your argument.

Craft an argumentative essay that either supports or refutes Jackson’s overarching claim about the Personal and Universal Meaning of Signs. Jackson holds that signs are images, sounds, or instances sent from the universe to the corporeal world. What evidence does she use to support this claim and is it sound? Explore why or why not.

Analyze Jackson’s use of anecdotes throughout Signs. How does the content, tone, and resonance of these anecdotes relate to Jackson’s overarching claims about the Interconnection Between Life and the Afterlife? How would the text differ without these anecdotes?