Character
Rainsford, the narrator from "Tell Tale Heart", and Bill
Who are main characters?
a summer day in a small rural village
What is the setting of "The Lottery"?
Zaroff vs. Rainsford, Narrator vs. Guilt, and Unnamed Man vs. Fear are examples
What are examples of conflict?
The type of point of view of "Ransom of Red Chief" and "Tell Tale Heart"
What is first person?
This story has themes of the harsh and unforgiving power of nature and the importance of preparedness and respect for the environment in extreme conditions.
What is "To Build a Fire"?
The Old Man, Red Chief, and Zaroff
Who are antagonists?
The cold and unforgiving wilderness of the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 19th century
What is the setting of "To Build a Fire"?
The introduction to the annual lottery, the process of the lottery, Tessie Hutchinson's late arrival, the drawing of slips, and Tessie's protest are examples.
What are examples of rising action?
the point of view that is rare in fiction
What is second person?
This story has themes of the unpredictability of human behavior and the consequences of underestimating a child's intelligence and resourcefulness.
What is "Ransom of Red Chief"?
The neighbor in "Tell Tale Heart", Ivan, but not Zaroff
Who are flat characters?
the three parts of any setting
What are time, place, and environment?
Two con men, Bill and Sam, who plan to kidnap a wealthy man's child to ransom him for money in a small town called Summit or townspeople in a seemingly ordinary small town fathering on a sunny summer day are examples.
What are examples of exposition?
Who is the narrator in Tell Tale Heart?
A hopeful theme of the potential for redemption or the possibility of overcoming one's inner darkness is common to these two stories.
What are "The Most Dangerous Game" and "The Tell Tale Heart"?
(In both stories, the main character kills someone and in both the main character also confronts his own moral failings, acknowledging wrong doing.)
Zaroff, the man in to Build a Fire, and Rainsford
Who are round characters?
"Tell Tale Heart" and "The Lottery" have examples of this kind of setting.
What is a backdrop setting?
When the man, who is traveling alone in the Yukon, falls into a frozen creek while trying to make a fire to warm himself or when Tessie is chosen and stoned to death are examples.
What are examples of a climax?
"To Build a Fire", "The Lottery", and "The Most Dangerous Game" have this type of point of view.
What is third person?
a theme common to at least four of the five short stories we read
What is the dark side of human nature?
Or what is the capacity of cruelty, violence, and manipulation within human nature?
Rainsford but not Zaroff
To Build a Fire and The Most Dangerous Game have examples of this kind of setting.
What is an integral setting?
When the kidnappers have to shell out money to give the boy back and Rainsford in a big bed are examples.
What are examples of resolution?
the story with the most detached perspective
What is "The Lottery"?
The destructive power of guilt and the consequences of not facing one's own inner demons, the folly of underestimating others and the unpredictable nature of human behavior, the dangers of blindly following tradition without questioning its morality or purpose, the loss of empathy and humanity when one becomes obsessed with their own desires and pleasures, and the dangers or pride are all examples of this type of theme or tale.
What is a cautionary theme or tale?