The Ransom of Red Chief Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the The Ransom of Red Chief Group at eNotes. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:28:36 en-us <![CDATA[In O Henry's "The Ransom Of Red Chief", Sam is the "brains" (if there...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-do-describe-sams-feelings-about-red-chief-by-88615 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-do-describe-sams-feelings-about-red-chief-by-88615 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:28:36 PST <![CDATA[How do I Describe Sam's feelings about Red Chief by the end of the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-do-describe-sams-feelings-about-red-chief-by-88615 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-do-describe-sams-feelings-about-red-chief-by-88615 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:20:46 PST <![CDATA[Certainly an incongruity exists between what the men expect to happen in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-how-many-examples-contrast-87621 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-how-many-examples-contrast-87621 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 21:49:20 PST <![CDATA[pkohls, Contrast and incongruity are some of the hallmarks of O....]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-how-many-examples-contrast-87621 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-how-many-examples-contrast-87621 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 18:40:56 PST <![CDATA[In "The Ransom of Red Chief," how many examples of contrast between...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-how-many-examples-contrast-87621 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-how-many-examples-contrast-87621 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 17:03:50 PST <![CDATA[The change in their situation and in the mental attitudes of the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-do-criminals-change-through-out-story-87175 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-do-criminals-change-through-out-story-87175 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 07:59:46 PST <![CDATA[How do the criminals change throughout the story "The Ransom of Red Chief"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-do-criminals-change-through-out-story-87175 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-do-criminals-change-through-out-story-87175 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 22:25:57 PST <![CDATA[This question has been previously asked and answered. Please see the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-conflicts-influence-main-character-ransom-red-84011 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-conflicts-influence-main-character-ransom-red-84011 Fri, 15 May 2009 10:06:06 PST <![CDATA[How do the conflicts influence to the main character in "The Ransom of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-conflicts-influence-main-character-ransom-red-84011 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/how-conflicts-influence-main-character-ransom-red-84011 Thu, 14 May 2009 22:24:48 PST <![CDATA[In "The Ransom of Red Chief," Bill and Sam need $2,000.00 more than...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-why-do-sam-bill-need-money-82747 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-why-do-sam-bill-need-money-82747 Fri, 8 May 2009 16:51:56 PST <![CDATA[Bill and Sam want to start a land fraud scam and to get it going they...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-why-do-sam-bill-need-money-82747 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-why-do-sam-bill-need-money-82747 Fri, 8 May 2009 16:38:39 PST <![CDATA[In the "Ransom of Red Chief" what do Sam and Bill need the money of the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-why-do-sam-bill-need-money-82747 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/ransom-red-chief-why-do-sam-bill-need-money-82747 Fri, 8 May 2009 12:30:48 PST <![CDATA[Conflict is the driving force behind any good story, so if "The Ransom...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/there-any-conflic-the-ransom-red-cheif-how-76657 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/there-any-conflic-the-ransom-red-cheif-how-76657 Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:58:43 PST <![CDATA[Is there any conflict in "The Ransom of Red Chief" and how does it...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/there-any-conflic-the-ransom-red-cheif-how-76657 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/there-any-conflic-the-ransom-red-cheif-how-76657 Wed, 8 Apr 2009 16:16:40 PST <![CDATA[The mood for "The Ransom of Red Chief" seems light or humorous. As the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/what-mood-ransom-red-chief-72565 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/what-mood-ransom-red-chief-72565 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:17:31 PST <![CDATA[What is the mood of "The Ranson of Red Chief"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/what-mood-ransom-red-chief-72565 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/what-mood-ransom-red-chief-72565 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:23:22 PST <![CDATA[What is one sentence showing the impotance of Bill in the story?]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/what-one-sentence-showing-impotance-bill-story-72321 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/what-one-sentence-showing-impotance-bill-story-72321 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:21:12 PST <![CDATA[One theme is best expressed  by the Biblical proverb "He who sets a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/whats-theme-short-story-red-chief-71737 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/whats-theme-short-story-red-chief-71737 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:24:48 PST <![CDATA[This is a highly entertaining story about how 2 hardened criminals come...]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/whats-theme-short-story-red-chief-71737 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/whats-theme-short-story-red-chief-71737 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:32:58 PST <![CDATA[What's the theme of the short story "The Ransom of Red Chief"?  ]]> http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/whats-theme-short-story-red-chief-71737 http://www.enotes.com/ransom-red-chief/q-and-a/whats-theme-short-story-red-chief-71737 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:21:25 PST