Misc. Short Story
Name 2 characteristics of a short story
-Can be read in one sitting.
-Character driven.
-Condensed meaning with central idea.
Definition: the origin or mode of formation of something.
What is Genesis?
True! _______, very, very dreadfully _______________.
nervous
Explain one of the themes in "The Tell Tale Heart" that we can relate to our own lives.
Can we hurt those we say we love? Do we let one flaw or mistake turn us against certain people in our lives? The truth will out. Power of unconscious guilt. We tend to blame others for own evil.
In what city does Kindred Spirits take place?
Omaha, Nebraska
Term for when the person telling the story can't be trusted. It teaches us to be a little skeptical of the story.
What is unreliable narrator?
Define Derision
Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
It isn’t ________ it isn’t right.
fair
What does Old Man Warner symbolize?
embodiment of tradition; unwillingness/resistance to change/progress.
What does Mr. Loisel do for a living?
Clerk at Ministry of Education
What point of view is "The Lottery" told in? Why is this important?
What does sagacity mean?
wisdom; ability to make good judgments
Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use _____________
stones.
What could the Necklace symbolize in the short story by the same name?
Mme. Loisel’s vanity, and her constant longing for possessions, material wealth
Why is the setting of the village without a name important to the development of "The Lottery’s" theme?
Small, everybody knows everybody. Wouldn't have been as powerful if it took place in a big city where they didn’t know each other. These were their friends, neighbors, their own family.
No name keeps it general enough that it could represent any city, anywhere in the world.
He is often called the Father of the short story.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Define vex
To annoy or worry someone.
I heard all things in _________ and in the earth. I heard many things in hell.
heaven
What is one phrasal theme from "The Lottery"?
It is dangerous to blindly hold onto tradition without understanding the purpose of why you are doing something. Just because you’ve always done something one way, doesn’t mean you should keep doing it that way. There is often no point in violence.
How many years had Old Man Warner been in the lottery?
77
When did the modern short story first become popular?
mid 19th Century (mid-1800s)
Definition: to conceal one’s true motives or feelings?
What is dissemble?
Extroverts were nothing if not ____________
dependable
What does the title Kindred Spirits tell us about one of the themes of the short story?
People may have more in common than they might originally think. People are more than their stereotype.
What day does the lottery take place?
June 27th