Short Stories 1
In “Cathedral,” this character is a blind man who visits the narrator and his wife.
Robert
In “Wildwood,” Lola’s mother is battling this disease.
Breast cancer
This young girl is the protagonist of A Step from Heaven, navigating life from Korea to the United States.
Young Ju
A story written in first-person point of view uses this type of pronoun to tell the story.
“I”
Antigone and Ismene are the daughters of this tragic Theban king.
Oedipus
In “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?,” this character’s car is covered in cryptic messages, symbolizing danger and manipulation.
Arnold Friend
Near the end of “Wildwood,” Lola states “And that is how I ended up in ….
Santo Domingo
Young Ju’s father, Apa, struggles with this destructive habit, which causes tension and fear within the family.
Alcoholism
The unifying or dominant idea in a work of fiction–can be simplified concepts or more nuanced questions.
Theme
Creon forbids the burial of this character, branding him a traitor to Thebes.
Polyneices
Most of “The Cask of Amontillado” takes place in this dark and eerie location beneath the Montresor’s home.
Catacombs
In “The Yellow Wallpaper,” the story is told through this literary form, which allows readers to experience the narrator's descent into madness.
Journal or diary
What does Apa become sometimes on weekends when Young Ju and Joon are watching cartoons?
The Blob
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Symbolism
Creon’s decree indirectly leads to the deaths of these three family members.
Antigone, Haemon, and Eurydice
Montresor wears a black mask and cloak, while Fortunato wears this type of outfit, symbolizing his foolishness.
Jester’s costume
In “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” the grandmother's dress, worn when she meets The Misfit, symbolizes this aspect of her character.
Respectability of a "lady" or her belief in her own moral superiority
An Na’s novel uses this type of narration, reflecting Young Ju’s growing understanding of the world as she matures.
First-person, fragmented narration
The creation or construction of a fictional character.
Characterization
Creon’s downfall in Antigone is a result of this tragic flaw, a common trait in Greek tragic heroes.
Hubris
“Recitatif” is unique because it deliberately withholds this key detail about Twyla and Roberta, challenging readers' assumptions and biases.
Racial identities
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” critiques the idea of “goodness” and suggests that true morality is often found in this, particularly at the end of the story.
Self-awareness or a moment of spiritual clarity
What is the imagery used in the book's opening line and the last line before the Epilogue?
A sea bubble (I am a sea bubble floating, floating in a dream. Bhop)
When a character struggles to reconcile two competing desires, needs, or duties, or two parts or aspects of themself.
Internal conflict
In her final speech, Antigone compares her fate to this mythological figure, whose children were slain because of her boastfulness and who was herself turned into a stone on Mount Sipylus. Her tears became the mountain’s streams.
Niobe