identities

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: Identities Point of View: Third Person

Protagonist: the man What type of character is the Protagonist? Round charicter Dynamic charicter Antagonist: Himself

Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere) Mid day, a bad neighborhood, fear, optimism, dangeris

Type of Conflict: man vs Society/Himself

Describe the main conflict: The man leaveing his house

Describe the Climax of the Story: When the man gets out of his car to use the pay phone

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? <range type="comment" id="580199">He starts off alive and ends up dead

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';"><range type="comment" id="783780">Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Mistaken Identities, one big mix up

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Shows the reader how out of hand steriotypes can get

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">It shows the danger and the way the man was feeling.

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';"><range type="comment" id="425838">Simile:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Metaphor:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Personification:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Symbol:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Foreshadowing (give both elements):

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Irony:

<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica','sans-serif';">Imagery: Completion: 3.5/5 Content 7/10 Effort 3.5/5

total 14/20

The elements of human nature explored in the story vary from stereotyping and fear to curiosity and possible racism. The man that decides to leave his house because of the sun was the first person we noticed was stereotyping, When he had entered the bad part of the neighborhood and saw the people beside it dressed in leather jackets, He also displayed fear because puts his wallet in the jacket pocket and a separate ten dollar bill in his pant pocket thinking it would be a good idea just incase he got jumped. Second time we saw someone stereotyping was the police officer being suspicious of the man because of his car and appearance, the officer also displayed fear , because he had shot the man as he was going for his wallet thinking it was a gun. Conclusion?

Some really good ideas thoughtfully presented. 4.5/6