Two Kinds
What would happen every night after dinner?
Jing-Mei's mother would quiz her on various things (i.e. states/capitals) hoping that her daughter was going to be a child prodigy.
How is situational irony used in this story?
We think that the Henry's wife is going to comeback, but we find out that she died 19 years ago.
The narrator wants to hit her father in the face because he...
(Book of the Dead)
Threw her sculpture in the water
What about the Stepsisters most concerns Morrison?
They misuse their power over Cinderaella
What do you learn about Tom from his decision not to go with Clare?
He is a workaholic and doesn't spend enough time with his wife.
Define this word discordant
not in agreement or harmony
What do the other miners do the help Henry each year?
They throw him a part every year for his wife to return.
Who is the author?
Edwidge Danticat
Define Deflect?
to cause to turn aside, to bend or deviate
Define improvised ?
invented, composed, or done without preparation.
What causes the narrator's mother to revive the idea of the narrator becoming a prodigy?
Watching a 9 year old Chinese girl play piano on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Define Imploring?
asking earnestly; begging
Symbolism in the title?
The father she once had is now dead to her
define abstraction?
theoretical concept isolated from real application
What happens to the yellow sheet of paper? What does Tom plan to do about it? Why?
The paper flies out the window and he plans on going out on the ledge and grabbing the paper because without it he will not get a raise.
What is the theme of this story?
people are who they are, people do things that have lasting consequences, parent's and children see the world differently etc...
Define boding?
a warning or an indication especially of evil
What is the book of the dead?
(Book of the Dead)
An Egyptian collection of funeral rites
Talking about a writer's intent is the same as taking about his or her___
purpose
Who is the author of this story?
Jack Finney
Define this word fiasco ?
a complete or humiliating failure
From what point of view is the story told?
1st person; Henry
How are the narrator and Gabrielle similar?
They both want to praise their fathers and both are Haitian.
When Morrison says women should work toward freeing both Cinderella and her Stepsisters, she is saying____.
Both the oppressor and the person being oppressed need help.
What does Tom yell when he finally gets back inside? What does this symbolize?
He yells, "Clare!" - symbolic and realizes what's important in life; not the yellow paper, but spending time with his wife