One of a series of volumes containing units on specific themes designed for use in college freshman English courses, this particular volume considers the issue of choice through literature (short stories, novels, and poems). A section describing chamber theatre technique, which is an integral part of many of the units in this sequence, is included. The units in this volume include a discussion of the following: the question of choice, euthanasia, death and choice, impulse, "The Lottery,""The Piece of String,""Siddhartha,""Manchild in the Promised Land,""An Enemy of the People," and "Man's Search for Meaning." (LL)