Sredni Vashtar

by Saki

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Sredni Vashtar Questions and Answers

In Saki's "Sredni Vashtar," what could be considered irony and why?

What is the central conflict of "Sredni Vashtar" by Saki? Who took part in it? Was there a resolution to the conflict?

In "Sredni Vashtar," how does Saki demonstrate the underlying tension between both characters?   Mrs. De Ropp never confessed of her dislike for Conradin whereas "Conradin hated her with a desperate sincerity."  

What is the fate of Mrs. De Ropp?

What can we learn about the relationship between the boy and the guardian in "Sredni Vashtar" by Saki?    

What makes the ending of the story "Sredni Vashtar" so powerful.  

What is Saki's tone and style in general and in "Sredni Vashtar" in particular?

Explain how the author brings out the theme of conflict in "Sredni Vashtar"

How does Saki's "Sredni Vashtar" address the theme of neglect? 

Does anyone know what are the possible themes and tones for the story "Sredni Vashtar"?  And what is the diction used by the writer ?

What are some quotes that relate to the theme of survival in Saki's "Sredni Vashtar"?

Who are the antagonist and the protagonist in the story "Sredni Vashtar?"

How does the writer effectively portray Conradin's feelings in "Sredni Vashtar"?

What are the ways and effects that the writer brings out in the feeling of Conradin who is oppressed and in search of freedom in Sredni Vashtar?

What was the role of the polecat-ferret, the Houdan hen and the empty tool-shed in the life of Conradin?

What happened to Conradin's parents?

Conradin sees and describesthe ferret in the eponymous novel "Sredni Vashtar" as a god. is this an example of personification? Explain you answer.

How does the writer memorably portray the experience of being a child in "Sredni Vashtar"?

What is the significance of the words in the final paragraph to the whole story?

How is the ferret in "Sredni Vashtar" linked to death?

What are some quotes that relate to the theme of triumph in Saki's "Sredni Vashtar"?

Why is Mrs. De Ropp to blame for her own death in Srendno Vashtar? I see everything so subjective, that is, the boy only "desires" she is dead because she is mean to him. Yet  we are presented with the idea that she deserves to die and that Conradin got his wish as a just reward.

In the story "Sredni Vashtar" by Saki, what makes the ending powerful?

Please summarize "Sredni Vashtar."

What does Saki make us feel about Conradin in Sredni Vashtar? 

How does the narrator in Sredni Vashtar encourage the reader to empathize with the protagonist?

How does Saki make the ending so powerful in "Sredni Vashtar"?

Why is Conradin's imagination the mainstay of life in "Sredni Vashtar?"

What is the meaning of this sentence:"Conradin had long ago settled that she was an Anabaptist"?

"Sometimes the greatest battle is the one happening in our minds." How does this quote relate to Saki's "Sredni Vashtar"?

What was the backdrop against which Saki wrote "Sredni Vashtar"?