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Point of View
Blind to Failure
OMAM Characters
Through the Tunnel
Cask of Amontillado
100
The narrative voice is outside of the action, not one of the characters
What is a Narrator?
100
Physically fit, brave/ daring, determined
What is the description of Erik Weihenmayer?
100
The main characters in the story
Who is George and Lennie?
100
Symbolic location for Jerry's childhood
What is the big beach?
100
Wild and festive
What is the mood of the carnival at the beginning of the story?
200
Narrator is a character in the story
What is first person point of view?
200
This almost kept Weihenmayer from reaching his goal of climbing Mt. Everest
What is a snowstorm?
200
An ex-boxer, he challenges the men on the ranch to prove his worth.
Who is Curley?
200
A location that symbolizes Jerry's passage from childhood to adulthood
What is the tunnel?
200
The end of the story suggests this happens to Montresor
What is he has avoided punishment?
300
The facts of a narrative are reported by a seemingly neutral, impersonal observer or recorder
What is third person point of view?
300
Learning to use the skills he already had
What is how Erik faced his blindness?
300
The old swamper who is followed by an old sheepdog.
Who is Candy?
300
The two main types of conflict in the story
What is himself and nature?
300
A true story
What influenced Poe's story?
400
Third-person point of view focuses on the thoughts/feelings of one character
What is 3rd person limited POV?
400
The heart of the team
What is how others on the climbing team viewed Weihenmayer?
400
The unfeeling man who doesn't understand the value of friendship and shoots Candy' dog
Who is Carlson?
400
Overcoming challenges, coming of age/growing up, the power of internal strength and desire
What are possible themes for the story?
400
Another description of the vault that adds to the dark, dank mood of the story
What is a burial chamber?
500
Third-person point of view shares the thoughts/feelings of many characters in the narrative.
What is 3rd person omniscient POV?
500
Because he was the first blind person to reach the top of Mt. Everest
What is the reason Weihenmayer's climb was special?
500
He is isolated from the other men and doesn't believe that the dream will ever happen for anyone.
Who is Crooks?
500
Jerry gives in to his mother instead of going back to the bay because he has done this
What is accomplishes his goal at the bay?
500
Clanking, moaning, screaming, and the jingling of a hat
What are the sounds that heighten the mood of suspense and terror in the story?