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Short Stories-KCC

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Name one conflict from On the Sidewalk Bleeding?
-The Royals vs. The Guardians
- Andy vs. The Guardian
-Freddie+Angela vs. Andy
-Freddie vs. himself
What is the theme of One the Sidewalk Bleeding?
- Labelling/labels can be dangerous
Describe Andy from On the Sidewalk Bleeding.
-16 years old
-wore a bright purple jacket
-laura's boyfriend
-smokes cigarettes
What is a symbol from On the Sidewalk Bleeding?
- Andy's purple jacket that said Royals on the back
(On the Sidewalk Bleeding) What effect does Andy's jacket have on the people who find him in the alley?
Thr jacket causes people to think twice about helping him. His jacket labelled him as a Royal, therefore causing people to not want to get invovled. So against their better judgment they chose to leave Andy to die.
(On the Sidewalk Bleeding) What does Andy do with the last of his strength and how is this important to the theme of this story?
He takes off his jacket.
Andy was killed because he was a Royal. People who passed by identified him by his jacket and chose not to help him. Andy decides that he no longer wants to be known as a Royal, instead he want to known as ANDY.
Give a brief description of the plot for The Necklace.
Madame Loisel is very unhappy with her modest life. She recieves an invite to a ball and wants to show off and/or flaunt her beauty. She loses a bowwroed necklace and spends years repaying it.
Name one theme from The Necklace.
-Honesty is the best policy.
-Pride comes before a fall.
-Be happy with what you have.
(not all possible answers are listed above)
What is the symbol from The Necklace and what does it represent?
The symbol is the necklace.
It represents wealth, class, importance, pride, beauty, and greed.
Describe Madame Loisel from The Necklace.
-embarassed at being poor
-greedy, wanted things she couldn't have
-depressed, sad
-pretty, graceful
-materialistic
manipulative
-resents her husband for not being wealthy
( The Necklace) Why was Mme Loisel anxious to hurry away from the ball?
because she didn't want anyone to see her with her "poor clothes"
( The Necklace) Describe Mme Loisel's reaction on reading the invitation to the ball.
She was embarassed because she didn't have anything nice to wear or any jewels.
Who is the the author of the Tell-Tale Heart?
Edgar Allen Poe
What is the them of the Tell-Tale Heart?
Guilt can eat away at us until we confess what we have done.
Name one conflict from the Tell-Tale Heart.
-narrator vs. himself
or
-narrator vs. the eye
Describe the mood of the Tell-Tale Heart.
-gloomy, dark, suspensful, despair, macabre
Name two symbols from the Tell-Tale Heart.
-eye: according to the narrator, the old man's eye is demonic and animal-like
-the closed lantern: secrecy, uncertainty, not confident
-the open lantern: confident, purpose is clear
the watch: the narrator is describing himself as almost being in control of time
-bedroom: nowhere is safe
Name one theme of the Lady or the Tiger,
-Life is about difficult choices.
-One never knows what the future hold.
Status shouldn't govern one's life.
(not all possible answers are listed above)
Name the conflicts in the Lady or the Tiger.
-king vs. accused
-king vs. the youth
-youth vs. the lady/tiger
(Lady of the Tiger) Describe the king.
-semi-barbaric
-at his will, turned his fancies into facts
-went to himself for advice
-loved his daughter over all humanity
What is the conflict in the Gift of the Magi?
Jim+Della vs. poverty
Name one theme of the Gift of the Magi.
- Self sacrifice is the ultimate gift of love.
-Love is love, it can make people do crazy things.
-Love is the best gift.
-Material posessions are not the key to true happiness.
(not all possible answers are listed above)
Briefly describe the plot of the Gift of the Magi.
Della and Jim both sell their most prixed posessions to buy each other Christmas presents, only to realize that their presents can't be used because they don't have their prized posessions any longer.
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