Hills Like White Elephants
Train Station
Where is the story set?
"This literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things."
What is personification?
"This machine was designed to perform advanced calculations for the military."
What is EPICAC?
"This prehistoric animal is the target of the time travelers’ hunt."
What is a T-Rex?
"This is the insect Gregor Samsa is transformed into at the beginning of the story."
What is a cockroach?
What is the context of abortion in this story.
"This term refers to a recurring object, concept, or structure that has symbolic significance in a literary work."
What is a motif?
"The narrator turns to Epicac for help in writing this type of creative work."
What is poetry?
"The company in the story that offers time-traveling safaris."
What is Time Safari Inc.?
Gregor's family worry only about where the money is going to come from.
What is Gregor's family's primary concern?
Less is more.
What is Iceberg Theory?
"When the audience knows something that the characters do not, creating tension or humour, this form of irony is at play."
What is dramatic irony?
"Despite being a machine, Epicac expresses this emotion, which leads to its eventual destruction."
What is love?
"This small, seemingly insignificant action by Eckels alters the course of history."
What is stepping off the path and crushing a butterfly?
He begins to lose his voice.
What symbolises the increasing distance between Gregor and his family?
The river seen through the trees.
What symbolises hope, once the obstacles have been dealt with?
"This complex literary device involves using seemingly contradictory terms together, such as 'a beautiful tyrant.'"
What is oxymoron?
"Epicac’s decision to self-destruct highlights the conflict between its computational abilities and this unattainable human experience."
What is emotional intelligence and true love?
"This is the reason the hunters are instructed to only shoot animals that are marked for death."
What is to prevent altering the future by changing natural events?
"Kafka’s portrayal of Gregor’s transformation explores this existential theme about identity and self-worth."
What is the conflict between individual identity and societal expectations?
They are symbolic of the choices this couple have laid before them.
What do the train tracks symbolise?
"This literary device, exemplified by phrases like 'I must be cruel to be kind,' reveals how conflicting ideas can coexist and still express a deeper meaning."
What is paradox?
The use of this literary device cleverly highlights Epicac's decision to self-destruct. He has finally understood, so he cannot carry on.
What is paradox?
"The political outcome in the altered future reflects this underlying theme about human intervention and its unintended consequences."
What is the danger of tampering with nature or time and the unpredictability of small changes?
"This final act by Gregor symbolizes his complete loss of agency and the ultimate rejection by his family."
What is his decision to hide in his room and eventually succumb to death?