Good Country People

1.      The story deals with the theme of the human inability to see clearly and thus name clearly because the man that she likes does not have to do with the title.  this is because she thinks that he is wierd and does not follow the title "Good Country People".  This is because she thinks that he is a pervert in a way even though she was dreaming of sedacing him he came on too fast.

The Lottery

#1   A lottery is a type of gambling that a state or town presents which is based on luck.  The title makes me expect that it would be no different from the lottery today.  This story talked about the beginning of a lottery in a village.  It seemed like this was from when the lottery was invented.  They would have a box and every towns person who entered would pick a folded piece of paper only one had something written on it.  The person that had that one was the winner.  

#8 This story is presented from the objective point of view because it is based on other peoples opinions.  For example,  when the towns people did not want to change the box because it was a tradition from when the village started, and some of them were alive for that.  Every year the towns people were suggested in having a new box, but that did not happen because they did not want to break a tradition.

I had some trouble with understanding the rest of ? #8

Paul's Case

The teachers see him as abnormal because of the way he acts in class and how he dresses differently from all of the other students.  He takes a long time to pick out his wardrobe clothes for the day.  All of the teachers think that he is a discrace in class.  When he sees the principle he says that he had no idea that the teachers think that he is rude in class.  He thought that he was fine ,but that is not true.  He is trying to get rid of his suspension.

Later in the story he changes his attidude and it moves away from school for some parts.  It talks about how he still takes a long time to pick out his wardrobe.  He is becoming less rude though.  The suspension is actually helping him behave.

Hills Like White Elephants

What is indicated about the past life of the man and the girl? How? What has happened to the quality of their relationship? Why? How do we Know? How accurate is the mans judgement about their future?

The man and the girl like to talk because it is what the hole story is.  They are just friends because they just talk like how friends talk.

What purpose does the setting serve-the hills across the valley, the treeless railroad tracks and station? What is contributed by the precise information about time at the end of the first paragraph?

I think that the artistic setting is to get the reader hooked into the story because on one side its hills and on the other its railroad tracks.

The Cathedral

Why is it significant that the narrator can't describe a cathedral to the blind man?

It is significant that the narrator can't describe a cathedral to the blind man 

 because he really did not know anything about them.  He could only tell the blind man about what the cathedrals looked like.  The only thing that was not related to the observing of it on the tv was that he said it took many men to make one and that they were built high because the men wanted to be closer to god.  The blind man seemed very interested in what he was saying.

What does this tell the reader about his character?

This tells the reader that the character was nervous because he was talking to the blind man about what the cathedral looked like and that he felt bad because he did not have that much information about what the blind man could not see.  The blind man still liked what he saw in his mind and actually seemed to enjoy what the narrator was telling him.

The Lesson

There is a relationship between Sylvia and her cousin Sugar.  They act like they are friends because they always do things together.  They are contrasted because they think differently.  Like when they were in the store Sugar asks "can we steal".  That is totally different from what Sylvia would say.  That is mostly how they are different.  They never have the same ideas.

The reason why Miss Moore gives Sylvia a look to tell her that there is more to the lesson is because she is trying to teach them not to overspend there money on stupid things.  It was like what she was talking about the whole way in the cab.  Blabing about spending money wisely.  Sugars definition of happiness " an equal crack at the dough" says that happiness is sharing with people like how it says equal not an unequal crack at the dough.

The Swimmer

The author is trying to say that post world war two everyone was partying and drinking all the time.  He was trying to say that people were forgotten about because people were always drunk and could not remember that if their family died or if they just went to live away from the war.

The refusal of the mother giving the quilts away to Dee makes a big permanent change in character.  The mother has not done anything like that before because it is Maggie's wedding present.  The mother is also use to giving things to Dee because Dee she is so selfish.  The mother did it now because it was made by Maggie and her.  She was also tired of Dee being so selfish all of the time.  The details in the story that indicate that that was coming is that the mother already chose to give it to Maggie and that Dee's words did not change her mind at all.  Also why would the mother give away Maggie's wedding present to Dee instead of her.  

1. The conflict in Interpreter of maladies is about Mr.Kapasi. There is a difference on how he actually is and how he acts. The conflict is not resolved in the stories conclusion. This is because in the end it just fades away as in the conflict is no longer in affect. That’s why it is called a conclusion. The ending of the story when everything just wraps up which means the problems in the story go away.




8. I did not get how to connect the ending together.

I think that the most sympathetic character in the story is Tub.  He always expressed his feelings about his glands and how everyone thought he was fat.  I think that the most powerfull character is Kenny.  He is powerfull because he forgave Tub for shooting him and it takes a lot of power to forgive someone for shooting them.  The ballance  of power and alliances between the characters shift  as the story proceeds.  Tub and Frank think of different ideas to save their friend.

The purpose of the scene where Frank and Tub go into the tavern while leaving Kenny in the car is so that they can warm up the blankets on the hand warmer in the bathroom.  They actually stop to get pankakes which is kind of mean in a way.  Tub does not feel that guilty for what he did because Frank said that if he were in Tubs shoes he would have done the same exact thing.  When they get back to the car they find that Frank is lying down on the wood, but the covers are off of him.

This is an appropriate conclusion to the story because it makes you wander about the ending.  Do they ever get to the hospital?  Does Kenny die? or does Kenny live by Frank and Tub getting help for him.  The final statement that is being made about the characters is that they think that they are doing something right, but it is not.

The suspence is very important in the story. The reason why is because it was a mystery who shot the wolf and thats the part that startled him. It is developed from when Rainsford fell off of the yacht and then heard gun shots. It is sustained from when Rainsford wonders around the island for a bit until he finds the military soldier. The roll of confidence was when it was almost a feeling of security. Chance was the roll of when he started to discover the island and not stay directly on shore.


Rainsford is a typicall man who does not know what to do when he was in a situation when he fell off of the boat. General Zaroff is a very nice person. He could have just thought that Rainsford was a terrorist. Instead he gave him shelter for the night. I think that they both are characterized the same amount. I dont think that Rainsford is that plausible because he had to just reach down for his pipe instead of saying to himself that it was gone.


HAD SOME TROUBLE

His feelings are justified. He will be changed because the lights had gone out in the rest of the hallway. He could no longer see lights because they were all out. He was filled with anger. His head and eyes filled with a rage. He saw himself as a creature.

The fact that she left it all behind is what makes it attracted to her. "She did not find it a wholly undesirerable life." ??????


Eveline is a very unsympathetic character because she does not talk much. She is a victim of her character. She does not really think about anybody else except for her self. These issues connect to the major theme. Most of the reason is because unsympathetic is a word that describes her most.

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