Story Of an Hour What are the conflicts in "The Story
of an Hour"? What types of conflict (physical, moral, intellectual, or
emotional) do you see in this story? What are some symbols in "The Story
of an Hour"? How do they relate to the plot and characters? Why do you
think Mrs. Mallard has difficulty, at first, recognizing the realization that
she is free, and why does she resist
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Story Of an Hour
What are the conflicts in "The Story
of an Hour"? What types of conflict (physical, moral, intellectual, or
emotional) do you see in this story? What are some symbols in "The Story
of an Hour"? How do they relate to the plot and characters? Why do you
think Mrs. Mallard has difficulty, at first, recognizing the realization that
she is free, and why does she resist it when she begins to recognize it?
Cask of Amontillado
Every story must exist in a certain time
and place, and we refer to the time and place of a story as the
"setting." How does the setting of "The Cask of
Amontillado" change as the story progresses? Why do you think Poe chose to bring together
in this story the dreariness of the catacombs and the festival atmosphere of the
carnival? What elements of the setting
in this story would you consider typical of a horror story? What elements seem
unusual? What are the conflicts in
"The Cask of Amontillado"? What types of conflict (physical, moral,
intellectual, or emotional) do you see in this story?
Use of Force
The doctor calls the girl a
"brat" in paragraph 22 and again 32, but "brat" has a
different tone in these two paragraphs.
Reread the paragraphs then answer the two questions below:
(a) What is the tone in
22? What makes you believe this is the
tone? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
(b) What is the tone in
32? What makes you believe this is the
tone? Explain in 3-5 sentences.
(b) Why did his tone change?
Explain in 4-5 sentences.
The doctor, the parents, and
the girl all seem worried about the daughter’s fever in their own way. In your opinion, which one seems the most
worried, what do they do that reveals this, and why are they so worried? Defend your claim in 5-10 sentences by using
specific details or quotes about what the characters do or say as evidence
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