An older woman proves that there is value in a person at any age.
What is "The Wise Old Woman"?
100
The reader is left to wonder if the King's daughter was ruled by love or jealousy when making an important choice.
What is "Lady or the Tiger"?
200
In this story, a boy named Martin needs to resolve his feelings of shame towards his identity and ethnicity.
What is "The Medicine Bag?"
200
A constantly changing character with complex emotions and feelings; the character is human-like in their portrayal.
What is a round character?
300
The use of situational irony is represented in exposition, the name of the town, all the way to the resolution of the story, where the victim of kidnapping does not want to leave his captors.
What is "The Ransom of Red Chief"?
300
The protagonist experiences a major medical advancement, that though it improves his intelligence, eliminates his good-natured and honest personality.
What is "Flowers for Algernon"?
400
A young boy learns from his parents, and makes them a wooden bucket for when they are old.
What is "The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson"?
400
A semi-barbaric king insists that the choice a person makes determines their innocence or guilt.
What is "The Lady or the Tiger"?
500
The box and fire used in this story are symbols of temptation and power.
What is "Pandora's Box"?
500
The title character becomes a symbol of the protagonist since they go through parallel experiences after an operation.