Story Elements
During this part of the story (beginning) the children are waiting for the rain to stop.
What is the exposition.
This type of conflict occurs inside the character's mind.
What is an internal conflict.
Provide an example of a character vs. character conflict in the story
What is between Margot vs. William
Define the word slacken.
What is to slow down or lessen.
They hope the sun will come out when the rain slackens.
The setting of the story
What is a rainy planet Venus
This type of conflict surrounds the character and occurs outside of the character's body/mind.
What is an external conflict.
Margot refuses to shower and let the water touch her head because..
What is Margot cannot stand the thought of getting wet again.
Define the word savagely.
rudely
During the falling action of the story we can infer that the children are ashamed about locking Margot in the closet. Which detail supports this inference?
What is the children cannot meet each other's eyes and look down at the ground.
This is the main reason the children treat Margot badly.
She might get to go back to Earth soon.
The rainy setting of the story creates what type of conflict for Margot?
What is an external conflict, character vs. nature.
Define the word apparatus.
A device or set of equipment used for a specific purpose.
The apparatus used to open the hatch was broken.
This happens during the resolution of the story
The children are ashamed and let Margot out of the closet.
Margot deals with this type of conflict when she is depressed because it constantly rains.
What is an internal conflict.
William shoves Margot into the closet and she misses the sun coming out, this is an example of which type of conflict?
External conflict- Man vs character
Define the word savor.
What is to take great pleasure in.
or
enjoy/relish
How does the setting affect the plot?
What is Margot is pale, silent, isolated from the children, and depressed.
List the 4 types of external conflict
1. Man vs. self
2. Man vs. society (group)
3. Man vs. nature
4. Man vs. technology
* "man" and "character" can be used
interchangeably
What are the major themes?
loneliness, bullying, loss of human sympathy, loss and regret, hope
Define the word tumultuously.
What is in a wild or disorderly way
or
being chaotic continuously