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Explain the characters in “Lusus Naturae” who are dynamic and who are flat, how can you tell?
Also, locate several examples of strong imagery in the text. Include quotes that depict imagery.
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In “Lusus Naturae” the main character's sister is a flat character because the only thing
she does is talk/speak with no insight to her thoughts. While the main character is
obviously a more round character as we can see into her thoughts/ feelings as well as
her speaking. As the narrator's daughter dies, he slowly starts to change. As the narrator
experiences these changes in his life, he starts to develop and become a more dynamic
character. Throughout “Lusus Naturae” the author uses different elements of figurative
language such as: irony, a theme of how self-discovery can be an independent, and
lifelong journey can be inferred because of these. In “Lusus Naturae”, Atwood creates
symbols to deepen the meaning of the story.
What is the story "There Will Come Soft Rains" about? Locate several examples of
personification and imagery in the story. How do these elements enrich the story?
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“There Will Come Soft Rains” is a short story by Ray Bradbury about a house in
California. The story opens by describing a living room. An electronic “voice-clock”
announces that it is 7:00 a.m., time for the residents of
the house
to get up. Nine
minutes later, the
voice
announces it is time for breakfast.The narrator notes early in this
opening scene that the house is “empty” , and the voice says that it is time to get up
“almost as if it is afraid that nobody would” As the story continues, the daily routine of the
house unfolds. A voice in the kitchen announces the date with a list of reminders, while
an automated stove cooks four full breakfasts of eggs, bacon, and toast. This is when
the voice tells the setting of the home. On the porch, a weather box complains about the
rain while the garage opens its own door. The kitchen cleans itself after no one eats the
meal it prepared in the opening scene, and mechanical mice come out of the walls to
remove dust. Throughout the story, the voices of the house continue to track the
progress of time. At 4:30 p.m., the
narrative
moves to a children’s nursery in which the
“walls lived.” Along with robotic insects crawling along the floor, the walls display
creatures like antelopes, lions and giraffes “cavorting in crystal substance”. The nursery
is filled with the sounds of the jungle.There is no reply. The final actions begin at 10:00
p.m., when “the house begins to die”. A tree falls through the kitchen window, starting a
fire
when it spills
cleaning
mixture onto the stove. The house realizes that it is on fire and
tries “to save itself”. The doors close, and mechanical rats come from the walls shooting
water at the flames.The fire takes over the house one room at a time, and the voices
begin to go silent. As the house is destroyed, its machines almost seem to panic in a
scene of “maniac confusion” . With a crash, the house collapses. One wall remains, and
a voice inside it continues to repeat the date over and over again.
Explain symbolism and the main theme in "The Lottery"
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The main theme of “The Lottery” is the power of traditions. In the sense, Jackson shows
how traditions hold power over the town, and how they are not good. The lottery’s
tradition is where people all draw a piece of paper and unfold it to see who has the piece
of paper with the dot on it. Whoever chooses the piece of paper with the dot is stoned to
death by the townspeople. So you can see how in this sense tradition had taken a
terrible toll on the people of the town. The lottery practice appears to represent religious
and gender-based traditions, practices, and laws. The people are shy to change the
tradition, although they avoid the beliefs that support the lottery tradition. The black box
is used to symbolize the death of a member of the town, and the every year living
tradition brought up by the town.
"Button, Button"- What would you do for a million dollars? Would you give up your best friend?
Do you think everyone has a price? Explain.
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A million dollars is a lot of money and for a lot of money everyone has a price, but I think
the hard part to think about is what we are willing to do. Would I give up my best friend
for a million dollars? I tell myself no right now because the circumstance is not real, but
when push comes to shove and the money is right in front of your eyes I believe
everyone knows the choice they would make. So I think the real question that needs to
be asked is not if “We would give up our best friend for a million?” but if we would allow
ourselves to do what we deep down inside know what we want to do? At the end of the
day people are greedy and everyone has a price for money.
"Cask of Amontillado" - Explain the role of irony and discuss the main theme in the story.
Provide several examples!
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Some irony in “Cask of Amontillado” is Fortunado's name means "fortunate," but he is
anything but as he is tricked into the catacombs by Montresor and buried alive so has
you can tell is life is very much not fortunate. Fortunato replies, “I shall not die of a
cough.” Montresor knowingly replies, “True , true.” we then find out at the end that this
was in fact a use of irony. Montresor appeared to mean that the cough was harmless,
but what he was also saying was that he planned to kill Fortunato. Revenge can be
considered the main “The Cask of Amontillado” theme. The very first line of the story is
“The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured
upon insult I vowed revenge." The next few paragraphs elaborate on what he considers
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