1. What
is the author’s attitude towards actions or event?
Ans:The author Mark Twain tries to tell the love of Henry for his wife and how Henry wait for his wife to come back to him
2. Is the
story humorous or tragic or frightening? Does the author want you to laugh or
cry, to feel happy or sad, and to experience anger or fear?
Ans:I think the story is sad because in the this story, the author is waiting for his wife to come back. In the story, there's a sad thing that happened to Henry because his wife passed away.
3. What
is the author’s attitude toward characters or the narrator? Does the author
like or dislike, trust or mistrust the characters or the narrator?
Ans:I think the author's attitude for the character is that he wants to express Henry's feeling and emotion of how he feel.The author trust and like the character because it can make the readers feel how the author do.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Symbolism Questionnaires
1. What are some of the symbols in the story?
Ans:In my opinion, symbols of story is Henry' house because that is the place where his wife stay with him.
2.Are there any objects which seem to have a symbolic meaning? What are their meanings?
Ans:The thing that makes him remember about his wife ex. picture,house,things that belong to his wife.
3. Do any people act as symbols in the story? What do they represent?
Ans:I think Henry's friend act as a symbols because his friend help him about his wife.
4. Do aspects of the story’s setting seem symbolic? In what way?
Ans:The aspect of the story is the town were the story takes place. It's symbolic because the people in the town are helping each other, they live happily.
5. Is one symbol used throughout the story or do the symbols change?
Ans:I don't think the symbol change because in the story, Henry is hoping for his wife to come back to him.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
E. Imagery
1.What scenes, moment, descriptive, passage, phrases, or words stand out in your reading of the story?
Ans.They went away when the surface diggings gave out. In one place, where a busy little city with banks and newspapers and fire companies and a mayor and aldermen had been, was nothing but a wide expanse of emerald turf, with not even the faintest sign that human life had ever been present there.
2.Did a particular image make you feel happy, or frightened, or disturbed, or angry? Why?
Ans. I felt angry because the main character did not believe that his wife was dead until the end of the story.
3.Which of your five senses did this image appeal to? What do you associate with this image, and why? What do you think the author wants you to feel about a certain image?
Ans. The hearing sense is the sense that I used it help me to understand the story.
4.How do you think your reactions to the imagery in the story contribute to the overall meaning of the story?
Ans. The reactions that i have make me understand the story more the fact that the author explain me and I can use the sense help me to understand the story, it fullfill the image in my mind while I was reading the pictures appear right infront of me explaining the story right there when I read.
Ans.They went away when the surface diggings gave out. In one place, where a busy little city with banks and newspapers and fire companies and a mayor and aldermen had been, was nothing but a wide expanse of emerald turf, with not even the faintest sign that human life had ever been present there.
2.Did a particular image make you feel happy, or frightened, or disturbed, or angry? Why?
Ans. I felt angry because the main character did not believe that his wife was dead until the end of the story.
3.Which of your five senses did this image appeal to? What do you associate with this image, and why? What do you think the author wants you to feel about a certain image?
Ans. The hearing sense is the sense that I used it help me to understand the story.
4.How do you think your reactions to the imagery in the story contribute to the overall meaning of the story?
Ans. The reactions that i have make me understand the story more the fact that the author explain me and I can use the sense help me to understand the story, it fullfill the image in my mind while I was reading the pictures appear right infront of me explaining the story right there when I read.
D. Point of View
1.What point of view does the story use? Is the story told from a first-person perspective, in which the narrator is one of the characters in the story, and refers to himself or herself as "T"? Or is the story told from a third-person perspective, in which the narrator is not one of the characters in the story or may not participate in the events of the story?
Ans. 1st Person Limited point of view. The story was narrated by the author himself.
2.What are the advantages of the chosen point of view? Does it furnish any clues as to the purpose of the story?
Ans.To shows that the character have a conflict between himself because he believe that his wife is alive but actually his wife was dead.
3. Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Does he/she have a limited knowledge or understanding of characters and events in the story? Does the narrator know almost everything about one character or every character, including inner thoughts?
Ans.The narrator is reliable because I think he knows almost everything about the character. He knows what Henry did and what happened to him and his wife.
4.Does the author use point of view primarily to reveal or conceal? Does he ever unfairly withhold important information known to the focal character?
Ans. The author used point of view primarily to reveal. He never unfairly withhold important information. He tells about the main character.
Ans. 1st Person Limited point of view. The story was narrated by the author himself.
2.What are the advantages of the chosen point of view? Does it furnish any clues as to the purpose of the story?
Ans.To shows that the character have a conflict between himself because he believe that his wife is alive but actually his wife was dead.
3. Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Does he/she have a limited knowledge or understanding of characters and events in the story? Does the narrator know almost everything about one character or every character, including inner thoughts?
Ans.The narrator is reliable because I think he knows almost everything about the character. He knows what Henry did and what happened to him and his wife.
4.Does the author use point of view primarily to reveal or conceal? Does he ever unfairly withhold important information known to the focal character?
Ans. The author used point of view primarily to reveal. He never unfairly withhold important information. He tells about the main character.
C. Characters
1. Who is/ are the main character(s) in the story? What does the main character look like?
Ans.The main character is Henry. He is the protagonist, and oddly enough, he is the antagonist as well, as he continually struggles with his memories.
2. Describe the main character's situation. Where does he/she live? Does he/she live alone or with others? What does the main character do for a living, or is he/she dependent on others support?
Ans.Henry thought that his wife is still alive but actually his wife was dead. He live in California. Every year he will invite his friend to come to the party for his wife.Henry's neighbor gives him a drink with some drugs in it that put him to sleep. His neighbor does this because he knows that when Henry awakes, he will realize that his wife is truly gone.
3. What are some of the chief characteristics(personality traits) of the character? How are these characteristics revealed in the story? How does the main character interact with other characters? Note the degree of complexity of his/her behavior, thought, and feelings; their appearances, their habits, mannerisms, speech, attitudes and values. What is the main character's attitude towards his/her life? Is he/she happy or sad, content or discontented? Why?
Ans.The main characteristics of the main character is that he is mentally unstable. He invites people to eat at his house because he believed that his wife we come back home to visit him but actually his wife was dead. He knew about the story that his was passed away but he still think in mind state believing that his wife is coming home from vacation and the whole town throws a party to help him believe his wife is still alive. This is because the man cannot cope with the loss of his wife and refuses to believe she is dead,
4.What sort of conflict is the character facing? How is this conflict revealed? Is it resolved? If so, how?
Ans. Henry thought that his wife was alive and he was waiting for her by setting up a party. The problem is not solved because he can't deal with his dilemma.
5.Is any character a developing character? If so, is his change a large or a small one? Is it a plausible change for him? Is he sufficiently motivated? Is the change given sufficient time?
Ans.There's no developing character because the conflict is this story is between himself and he is still belive that his wife is still alive.
Ans.The main character is Henry. He is the protagonist, and oddly enough, he is the antagonist as well, as he continually struggles with his memories.
2. Describe the main character's situation. Where does he/she live? Does he/she live alone or with others? What does the main character do for a living, or is he/she dependent on others support?
Ans.Henry thought that his wife is still alive but actually his wife was dead. He live in California. Every year he will invite his friend to come to the party for his wife.Henry's neighbor gives him a drink with some drugs in it that put him to sleep. His neighbor does this because he knows that when Henry awakes, he will realize that his wife is truly gone.
3. What are some of the chief characteristics(personality traits) of the character? How are these characteristics revealed in the story? How does the main character interact with other characters? Note the degree of complexity of his/her behavior, thought, and feelings; their appearances, their habits, mannerisms, speech, attitudes and values. What is the main character's attitude towards his/her life? Is he/she happy or sad, content or discontented? Why?
Ans.The main characteristics of the main character is that he is mentally unstable. He invites people to eat at his house because he believed that his wife we come back home to visit him but actually his wife was dead. He knew about the story that his was passed away but he still think in mind state believing that his wife is coming home from vacation and the whole town throws a party to help him believe his wife is still alive. This is because the man cannot cope with the loss of his wife and refuses to believe she is dead,
4.What sort of conflict is the character facing? How is this conflict revealed? Is it resolved? If so, how?
Ans. Henry thought that his wife was alive and he was waiting for her by setting up a party. The problem is not solved because he can't deal with his dilemma.
5.Is any character a developing character? If so, is his change a large or a small one? Is it a plausible change for him? Is he sufficiently motivated? Is the change given sufficient time?
Ans.There's no developing character because the conflict is this story is between himself and he is still belive that his wife is still alive.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Setting
1. Place: the geographical location of the story- a country or a city, a large city or a small village, indoors or outdoors, both.
Ans: The story takes place in California . It is not a large city. It is some kind of a neighborhood that rather small. This neighborhood contains mines which tells me that it is not a city.
2. Time: the period in history, the season of the year, the day of the month, and/or the hour of the day in which the even of the story occur.
Ans: The period of time that this story occur is somewhat in the past. It happens long ago. According to the story, the season right now in the story is dry.
3. Social environment: the location of characters and events in a particular society and/or a particular social class (lover,middle, or upper class).
Ans: They are all in middle class. They are not rich and lives in cottages. The charaters are not that highly educated which is one factor that tell me that they are in middle class or rather a low class.
Ans: The story takes place in California . It is not a large city. It is some kind of a neighborhood that rather small. This neighborhood contains mines which tells me that it is not a city.
2. Time: the period in history, the season of the year, the day of the month, and/or the hour of the day in which the even of the story occur.
Ans: The period of time that this story occur is somewhat in the past. It happens long ago. According to the story, the season right now in the story is dry.
3. Social environment: the location of characters and events in a particular society and/or a particular social class (lover,middle, or upper class).
Ans: They are all in middle class. They are not rich and lives in cottages. The charaters are not that highly educated which is one factor that tell me that they are in middle class or rather a low class.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Plot Questionaires
1. What is the story about? What are the main events in the story, and how are they related to each other?
Ans: This story is about a guy who has a large as whole and in his nose is prospecting for gold. His wife died many years ago but then this man lied to himself that his wife is at work and will come back.He invited his friend to come over to his house and throw a party.
2. Are the main events of the story arranged chronologically, or are they arranged in another way?
Ans:The main events in this story are arranged chronologically.
3. How is the story narrated? Are flashbacks,summaries, stories within the story used?
Ans: The story was narrated flashbacks.The story keep going back to the past to talkabout the man's wife.
4. Is the plot fast-paced or slow-paced?
Ans: The plot in the story is fast-paced because the story goes by so fast, it doesn't really describe but go to the main point.
5. How do the thoughts, behaviors, and actions of characters move the plot forward?
Ans: The way the man behave and the way his friends help the man to get out of his grief move the plot forward.
6.What are the conflicts in the plot? Are they physical,intellectual,moral or emotional? Are they resolved? How are they resolved? Is the main conflict between good and evil sharply differentiated, or is it more subtle and complex?
Ans: The conflict is that the man still lied to himself about his wife and went mad. The conflict is mentally problem. The story end by the man' friend went to the man's party and give him alcohol and drugs so he doesn't go mad with a grief. The story end more subtle and complex rather than sharply differntiate.
7. What is the climax of the story and at what point in the story does the climax occur?
Ans: the climax occur on the man's party. When the friends tried to help the man get out of his grief.
8. Does the plot have unity? Are all the episodes relevant to the total meaning or effect of the story? Does each incident grow logically out of the preceding incident and lead naturally to the next?
Ans: the stroy goes in a flow. The meaning of this story is that what happen already happen and we should except the truth. There is no plot twist in this story.
9. What use does the story make of chance and coincidence? Are these occurences used to inititate, to complicate, or to resolve the story? How improbable are they?
Ans: the story ended complicatly and not really resolved. When the man take drug and slept, that is the end of the story. This story doesn't resolve properly and is not happy ending. The ending is the man still will lied to himself.
Ans: This story is about a guy who has a large as whole and in his nose is prospecting for gold. His wife died many years ago but then this man lied to himself that his wife is at work and will come back.He invited his friend to come over to his house and throw a party.
2. Are the main events of the story arranged chronologically, or are they arranged in another way?
Ans:The main events in this story are arranged chronologically.
3. How is the story narrated? Are flashbacks,summaries, stories within the story used?
Ans: The story was narrated flashbacks.The story keep going back to the past to talkabout the man's wife.
4. Is the plot fast-paced or slow-paced?
Ans: The plot in the story is fast-paced because the story goes by so fast, it doesn't really describe but go to the main point.
5. How do the thoughts, behaviors, and actions of characters move the plot forward?
Ans: The way the man behave and the way his friends help the man to get out of his grief move the plot forward.
6.What are the conflicts in the plot? Are they physical,intellectual,moral or emotional? Are they resolved? How are they resolved? Is the main conflict between good and evil sharply differentiated, or is it more subtle and complex?
Ans: The conflict is that the man still lied to himself about his wife and went mad. The conflict is mentally problem. The story end by the man' friend went to the man's party and give him alcohol and drugs so he doesn't go mad with a grief. The story end more subtle and complex rather than sharply differntiate.
7. What is the climax of the story and at what point in the story does the climax occur?
Ans: the climax occur on the man's party. When the friends tried to help the man get out of his grief.
8. Does the plot have unity? Are all the episodes relevant to the total meaning or effect of the story? Does each incident grow logically out of the preceding incident and lead naturally to the next?
Ans: the stroy goes in a flow. The meaning of this story is that what happen already happen and we should except the truth. There is no plot twist in this story.
9. What use does the story make of chance and coincidence? Are these occurences used to inititate, to complicate, or to resolve the story? How improbable are they?
Ans: the story ended complicatly and not really resolved. When the man take drug and slept, that is the end of the story. This story doesn't resolve properly and is not happy ending. The ending is the man still will lied to himself.
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