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Answered a Question in The Necklace
The moral (or theme) of "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant depends on your view of the short story. For instance, we early on learn that Mathilde longs to be a part of the upper class. ... -
Answered a Question in The Scarlet Ibis
The obvious answer would be that the Scarlet Ibis is a bird and Doodle is a boy. But the answer goes much deeper than this. Doodle did not struggle throughout his life to achieve what... -
Answered a Question in Literature
In order to find a theme in a short story, you must examine what you think the author wants you to learn. Because short stories are small in lenght, it is usually easier to fing the... -
Answered a Question in The Most Dangerous Game
Interpretive literature. While the story is ment to be entertaining, Mr. Connell does attempt to push our thinking on matters that are important to our society. Some of those topics... -
Answered a Question in The Most Dangerous Game
This is a personal response about how the story makes you feel. At one point, Gen. Zaroff justifies his game by saying he only kills "the dregs" of society. Do you agree? Is... -
Answered a Question in The Lottery
The climax of the story is the drawing of the slips of paper and the "winner" Tessie was discovered. The falling action occured as the town gathered around Tessie to give her her "winnings" of...