The Storyteller

by Saki

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The Storyteller Questions and Answers

What is the theme of "The Storyteller" by Saki (H. H. Munro)?

What is the "Bertha" story the bachelor tells in Saki's "The Storyteller"?

In "The Storyteller" by Saki, what does the aunt mean by "You have undermined the effect of years of careful teaching"?

What is the overall theme of "The Background" by Saki?

How do children's reactions to the bachelor's story create humor in "The Storyteller"?

What is the conflict in Saki's "The Storyteller"?

In "The Storyteller" by Saki, why is the bachelor's favored story ironic?

How would you describe the bachelor in Saki's "The Storyteller"?

What is the point of view in "The Storyteller" by Saki?

What are the summary, climax, falling and rising actions of Saki's "The Storyteller"?

What is the aunt's reaction to the bachelor’s story in "The Storyteller"?

What method of characterization is used in "The Storyteller" by Saki?

How is "The Storyteller" by Saki a satire?

What is the theme of the bachelor's story in "The Storyteller"?

In "The Storyteller" by Saki, how are the aunt's and bachelor's motives similar?

What is the rising action in Saki's "The Storyteller"?

What symbols are present in "The Storyteller" by Saki?

What is the setting in Saki's "The Storyteller"?

How does the aunt underestimate the children in Saki's "The Storyteller"?

What is the theme of the aunt's story in "The Storyteller" and why might she have chosen it?

How are the children's remarks characterized in Saki's "Storyteller"? What are their traits?

Where and when does "The Storyteller" take place? What words or phrases suggest this?

Why might the children dislike their aunt's story in "The Storyteller"?

What does the first paragraph reveal about the bachelor in The Storyteller?

What conflict does each character face in "The Storyteller"?

How do the ironies in Saki's "The Storyteller" advance the theme?

In "The Storyteller" by Saki, who is the central character and what are their physical and psychological traits?

What words does the bachelor use to describe the aunt in "The Storyteller"?

Provide a character analysis of the bachelor in Saki's "The Storyteller".

How does the setting in "The Storyteller" influence the characters' views on storytelling?

In "The Storyteller" by Saki, why does the aunt tell Cyril to look out the window?

How do the authors of "The Storyteller" and "The Stolen Party" treat the "man versus man" conflict?

What does the aunt in "The Storyteller" want the bachelor to do?