Who said it?
"Me?" said _____, in surprise. "Why I never cracked a safe in my life" (28).
Jimmy Valentine in "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
What story was first taken place in a prison?
"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
What story has the theme "Being different is good and when we are able to be ourselves amazing things happen"
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
"Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper, tore straps guaranteed to support five thousand pounds" (43). quote from "Harrison Bergeron"
simile
What is the man vs. man conflict in "A Retrieved Reformation?
Jimmy vs. Ben Price - Jimmy breaking open safes, Ben trying to stop him
Jimmy vs. Ralph - Jimmy broke open safes, Ralph was changing for Annabel
"Ha! ha! ha! -- he! he!-- a very good joke indeed--an excellent jest. We will have many a rich laugh about it at the palazzo--he! he! he!--over our wine--he! he! he!" (9).
Fortunato in "The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
Where did Montresor bury Fortunato alive in "The Cask of Amontillado"?
In Montresor's catacombs
What story's theme is focused around pride?
"The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
"The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode" (4). in "The Cask of Amontillado"
imagery
What is the external conflict in "The Cask Of Amontillado"?
man vs. man - Montresor vs. Fortunato
"Well--maybe make 'em real loud," said _____. "I think I'd make a good Handicapper General" (40).
Hazel Bergeron in "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
What story took place in 2081 and the climax was in a dance studio?
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
What was the theme in "A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry?
People can change from love and gain trust by it
"Then an old-fashioned bank-safe in Jefferson City became active and threw out of its crater an eruption of bank-notes amounting to five thousand dollars" (30). in "A Retrieved Reformation"
metaphor
What is the external conflict in "Harrison Bergeron"?
Harrison vs. government - Harrison is too "superior" so the government has to give him handicaps and put him in jail
"And I to your long life" (5).
Montresor in "The Cask Of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe
What year was "The Cask of Amontillado" taken in?
1846
Does the POV (first person) in "The Cask of Amontillado" help with the theme of pride can be helpful or dangerous, you have to be careful with how you use it and who you have it around?
Yes - you can see the real side of Fortunato and how much pride he has and you also understand that Motresor also acts the way he does because of pride
"Mr. Adams beamingly explained its (safe and vault) workings to Mr. Spencer, who showed a courteous but not too intelligent interest" (34). quote from " A Retrieved Reformation"
dramatic irony
The conflict Harrison vs. society in "Harrison Bergeron" is what kind of conflict and why was it a conflict?
internal conflict & because Harrison was superior to society and he struggled to accept his handicapps
"Two years in prison and two thousand dollars fine for every ball I took out," said ______. "I don't call that a bargain" (40).
George Bergeron in "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut
In "A Retrieved Reformation", what was the bank called and what town was it in?
"The Elmore Bank" in Elmore, Arkansas
Does the title "A Retrieved Reformation" give us a clue about the theme? Does the title "Harrison Bergeron" give us a clue about the theme?
"A Retrieved Reformation" - yes because Jimmy changes after finding love and disengages from burglarizing
"Harrison Bergeron" - no because we didn't know who Harrison Bergeron was or what the story had to do with him
"...in which the foulness of the air caused our flambeaux rather to glow than flame" (6). quote from "The Cask of Amontillado"
symbolism
"In a minute Jimmy's pet drill was biting smoothly into the steel door. In ten minutes--breaking his own burglarious record--he threw back the bolts and opened the door" (35). Did this this quote from "A Retrieved Reformation" lead to a conflict for Jimmy or help him?
Trick question!! BOTH!! Conflict because he didn't know how Annabel was going to act after finding out Jimmy was a burglar and his biggest secret came out. Helped Jimmy because then Annabel knew the truth about Jimmy and still loved him.