Setting – time, place, environment and mood
The definition for setting is time and place. Understanding the setting of a story, however, means more than listing time and place. It means discussing how the setting impacts characters and events.
Characterization –
the method used by a writer to develop a character. The method includes (1) showing the character's appearance, (2) displaying the character's actions, (3) revealing the character's thoughts, (4) letting the character speak, and (5) getting the reactions of others.
Round Characters (dynamic) - see multidimentions, multiple aspects
Flat Characters (static) - never change, only see one side
Problems faced
• What problems were faced by individuals of different ages?
• What caused these problems and why were they important?
• In what ways do young and old people face similar problems?
Decisions
• What important decisions were made by the characters?
• What influenced individuals in their decisions?
• In what ways did family members or peers exert strong influences in decisions?
• What resulted from these decisions?
• In what ways, if any, would the decisions affect them in later life?
• What other choices did individuals have, and would they have changed the results?
· Do you think the same decisions would have been made if the characters were younger? Older?
• What decisions do you or other family members make which are similar to the those in the story?
Physical circumstances
• What did the individual(s) look like?
• How important were physical appearances to the story?
• What were the historical and geographical settings?
• Did the setting make a difference to the story?
• How would the story have been different had it taken place in a different time or setting?
Personal qualities
• What personal attributes, such as kindness or impatience, did individuals have which determined the course of the story?
• In what ways do you see these qualities in younger and older persons you know?
Values and goals
• What did younger and older individuals in the story value most?
• Give examples of behaviors that reflect these values.
• What did younger and older individuals want out of life? What were their goals?
• In what ways do you see people today seeking similar goals?
“The Cask of Amontiado”
Time – Dusk during a huge town carnival
Place – Underground vaults in an empty house
Mood/Tone – sinister, ominous, chilling
Irony – the word “cask”
-Fortunado in a jester costume
-Family coat of arms or crest “A huge human foot d’or, ina field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the heel”
Family motto “Nemo me impune lacessit” “No one attacks me with impunity”
"The Necklace" Summary
Madame Loisel is miserable. She wants to be high class, but she's married to a clerk. Her husband, the clerk, comes home one afternoon, after a hard days work, no doubt, with an invitation to a party at the Minister of Education's house. Madame Loisel is unhappy for she has no dress to wear. Her husband, who has worked hard, no doubt, to save up money for a gun, uses the money to buy Madame Loisel a dress. She's still not happy, for what use is a really nice dress if you have no necklace for it?
That's where Madame Forestier comes in. She has lots of jewels, including a beautiful necklace she reluctantly loans to Madame Loisel for the party. Now, Madame Loisel's happy...until she loses the necklace. They must borrow money to replace the necklace and spend the next 10 years of their life, working hard, no doubt, earning enough to pay back the money they borrowed. One day while "strolling along the Champs Elysees," Madame Loisel runs into Madame Forestiere and tells her what happened. Forestiere, taken aback by Madame Loisel's sorry plight, informs her that the necklace she lent her that day ten years ago was a fake.
High Cinquain: five-line poem
· noun
· adjective, adjective
· ing-verb, ing-verb, ing-verb
· four word statement
· synonym or equivalent of line 1
Example:
The Necklace
priceless, elegant
borrowing, wearing, losing
I must borrow money
materialism
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