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Miss Adela Strangeworth
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"The Possibility of Evil" Protagonist
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-man vs. himself -Miss Strangeworth sends anonymous letters to people in her town who she believes are doing bad to protect "her" town from evil. However, she is the evil she tries to protect the town from.
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"The Possibility of Evil" Conflict
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Miss Strangeworth drops one of the letters that she wanted to send and it gets picked up by two young people who noticed it was her letter.
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"The Possibility of Evil" Climax
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It is ironic that the evil that Miss Stangeworth tries to protect her town from is actually herself.
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"The Possibility of Evil" Irony
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- looks can be deceiving ( don't judge a book by its cover). -Evil can be found anywhere
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"The Possibility of Evil" Theme
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-New England -summer -morning -sunny
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"The Possibility of Evil" Setting
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- When she drops her cards off at the post office and does not mind the young people that are watching her. This foreshadows that they will be more aware than she expected and something will happen that will reveal that she is the anonymous writer.
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"The Possibility of Evil" Foreshadowing
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- The old lady that looks sweet (Miss Strangeworth) is actually deceiving everyone and is the one who is spreading rumors and lies, causing undeserved trouble to others.
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"The Possibility of Evil" Plot Twist
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- Miss Strangeworth never learns her lesson. After her roses have been cut off she still doesn't realize that other people have never been the problem in town that she is. She feels people are out to get her innocent self and sees others as evil.
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"The Possibility of Evil" Does Miss Strangeworth change?
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- Miss Strangeworth's beloved roses are cut off .
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"The Possibility of Evil" Resolution
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-protagonist -round character -static character
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"The Possibility of Evil" What type of character is Miss Strangeworth?
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Tessie Hutchinson, Bill Hutchison, Bill jr., Nancy, little Dave hutchinson, Mr. Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Delacroix, Old Man Warner, Dunbar family,and the Grave family.
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"The Lottery" Characters
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June 27 sunny morning. Day of The town's annual lottery.
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"The Lottery" Setting
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-anxious -nervous -suspenseful -melancholy
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"The LotteryMood
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-Never follow traditions blindly.Humans are capable of great evil.
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"The Lottery" Theme
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- dramatical irony -verbal irony -situational irony
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"The Lottery" Irony in the Story
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- The characters from this society's lack in morals don't allow them to realize that people and especially children are should not kill people as a tradition, as our society is aware that it is completely wrong and immoral.
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"The Lottery" Dramatic Irony
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- Tessie is portrayed as being late to the lottery and is later dead. - The last name Delacroix. ( De la cruz) This gives the reader the idea that there will be a death as a sacrifice. - The last name Graves
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"The Lottery" Verbal Irony
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- Te reader expects the winner of the lottery to be fortunate and win a prize, when instead the winner is killed and offered as a sacrifice.
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"The Lottery" Situational Irony
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- the black box- symbolizes the tradition - death and tragedy
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"The Lottery" Symbolism
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3rd person omniscient
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"The Lottery" Narrator
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-man vs. society - Tessie has won the lottery and she doesn't want to be sacrificed
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"The Lottery" Conflict
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- Winning the lottery is bad ( WINNER IS STONED TO DEATH)
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"The Lottery" Plot Twist
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Sylvia
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"White Heron" Protagonist
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-man vs. man -man vs. self -man vs. nature
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"White Heron" Conflict
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white heron: - purity -freedom -nature
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"White Heron" symbolism
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-protagonist -round character -dynamic character
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Sylvia
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- bildungsroman
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Type of story
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- New England wilderness
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"White Heron" setting
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- 3rd person omniscient
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"White Heron" point of view
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- the hunter who wants to kill the heron
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"White Heron" antagonist
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- sadness - grief - loneliness
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"White Heron" tone
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- "...there where you saw the white heron once you will see him again; look, look! a white spot of him like a single floating feather comes up from the dead hemlock and grows larger, and rises, and comes close at last, and goes by the landmark pine with steady sweep of wing and outstretched slender neck and crested head."
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"White Heron" simile
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- Sylvia finds the white heron
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"White Heron" climax
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- after finding the white heron and being tempted to tell the hunter where it is to earn money she decides to save the white heron by not telling the hunter she had seen it.
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"White Heron" resolution
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- times new roman -arial -12 - no bold
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font
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- 1 inch from all sides
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margins
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-1.5 inches
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indentations
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- Everything double spaced - including from title to essay
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spacing
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- name - teacher's name - subject/course -date ( day, month, year)
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heading
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- last name and page number -Example: Adams 1
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header
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2 Types: funnel & relevant fact They are sentences that introduce your reader to your topic before you launch into your formal thesis.
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Hook
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arguement+evidence+importance
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Thesis
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It provides the main idea. It should be an argument that supports your thesis.
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Topic Sentece
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They are quotes and examples from the text. Every paragraph should include at least three. They can't be argued with - they are evidence that supports your argument.
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Concrete Details
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An explanation of how the quote supports your argument. Should identify what the author is doing and how it impacts the audience.Include at least two explanations for every one concrete detail, which means every paragraph should have at least 6
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Analysis
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It wraps up your argument and connects the paragraph to your thesis and also helps transition to your next paragraph.
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Conclusion Sentece
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like or as
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Simile
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does not use like or as
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Metaphor
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writer leaves clues/hints for further events creates suspense
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Foreshadowing
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human qualities given to animal, object, or idea
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Personification
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a person, place, activity, object that stands for something beyond itself
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Symbolism
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verbal: figure of speech in which what is said is opposite of what is meant
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Irony
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brief reference to person, event, place, work of art
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Allusion
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exaggeration (not taken literally)
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Hyperbole
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the place, time period, and mood during which a work of literature takes place and has an important impact on the plot. It can help set a specific mood or evoke an emotion.
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Setting
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The struggle between opposing forces at the center of most stories.
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Conflict
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simple and can be described in a single word or phrase
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Flat character
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complex and realistic
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Round character
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changes over the course of a story story through their encounter with conflict
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Dynamic character
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does not change
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Static character
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The structure of the story. The arrangement of events and actions within the story.
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Plot
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The first of plot;The story introduces characters, settings, and the context of the main conflict.
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Exposition
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The second of plot. It consists of important events leading up to the climax.
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Rising Action
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The third of the plot; the turning point, and the moment of greatest tension in the story.
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Climax
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The fourth of plot; made up of the important events leading to the resolution.
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Falling action
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The last of plot; denouement is the solution, or ending, of the story.
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Resolution
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The way the story is told by a narrator.
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Point of view
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the narrator is a participant in the events of the story; uses "I" and "we"
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First person point of view
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Narrated by a character outside the story who refers to characters as "he", "she", or "them". There are 2 types
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Third person point of view
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The narrator knows the thoughts and actions of all characters in the story.
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Third person omniscient
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The narrator knows the thoughts and actions of a single character.
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Third person limited omniscient
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The message. It is based on an idea that the author addresses throughout the work; makes a statement or expresses an opinion about the subject the author has chosen to write about. It is more than a single word in length.
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Theme
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-The narrator's attitude toward the story, characters, and reader -May be expressed by the way in which sentences are written -Produced through the writer's stylistic choices: sentence length, choice of words, etc.
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Tone
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-The emotional feeling the reader gets from the story. -Often expressed through setting or events in the story -Produces a specific type of feeling in the reader
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Mood
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-Restate argument -Summarize what you have proven -What does your reader understand about the story that they didn't before reading your essay?
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Conclusion paragraph
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Hook+Thesis
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Introduction paragraph
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Mme.Loisel is married to a clark & is an unhappy woman who dreams of luxury. Her husband got an invitation to a very fancy party and Mathilde rejected it because she had nothing to wear. She borrows a diamond necklace from Mme. Forestier and when they return home from the party she does't have it. The couple borrowed money to return a similar necklace. After 10 yrs. they finish paying the debt and she became the opposite of what she dreamed of. Mathilde saw Mme. Forestier in the the street; she tells her the truth; the necklace was made of paste!
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"The Necklace" summary
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-Mme.Mathilde Loisel, M.Loisel, Mme.Forestier -Paris, France 19th cent. -be happy with who you are & what you have -3rd person limited omniscient -The necklace was paste -man vs society
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"The Necklace" characters, setting, theme, narrator, situational irony, & conflict
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-Lizabeth, Joey, Ms. Lottie -Maryland 1929-1939(The Great Depression) -First person -Marigolds represent hope -man vs self
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"Marigolds" characters, setting,narrator, symbolism, & conflict
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-Ms. Strangeworth, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Harper, Harris boy -Town in 20 cent. Pleasant St. -looks can be deceiving/ don't judge a book by it's cover -3rd person -man vs society
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"The Possibility of Evil" characters, setting, theme, narrator, & conflict
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-Mrs. Hutchinson (Tessie), Mr. Summers, Mrs. Dunbar, and families -Summer day in a village; July 27, 1948 -Society follows tradition blindly -3rd person limited omniscient -man vs society
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"The Lottery" characters, setting, theme, narrator, & conflict
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Man vs man Man vs self Man vs society Man vs nature
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Types of conflicts
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Lizabeth remembers her childhood; most people in the neighborhood were unaware of the world because they were poor. She felt a restlessness of body & spirit feeling; something unfamiliar & unknown was beginning. The end of her innocence. Joey, Elizabeth, & other kids decided to go & mess with Ms. Lottie. She lived in a ramshackle house & disliked intruders the only thing she had where her marigolds; children hated them because it interfered with the ugliness. Lizabeth destroys the marigolds at midnight. Ms. Lottie showed no rage for she didn't had anything to protect. Violent act was end of childhood.
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"Marigolds" summary
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Reader knows more about current circumstances of story than character within it
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Dramatic irony
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Outcome is different than what you think is gonna happen
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Situational irony
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Montresor wants to get revenge from Fortunato(respected & feared) Both have knowledge in wine so he invites him during a carnival at night to go to a catacomb where they found amontillado but Montresor has doubts. So they go and he tells Fortunato to go home since he is sick; and Fortunato says it's mere(he was drinking) Montresor finds a niche and arrests him to the wall. Montresor hears voices but still kills Fortunato.
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"The Cask of Amontillado"
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-Montresor & Fortunato -An underground catacomb, Italy 18-19 century, during the carnival season -first person -Fortunato=fortunate -man vs man
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"The Cask of Amontillado" characters, setting, narrator, symbolism, & conflict
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