Monday, March 4, 2013

Tone Questionnaires

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.

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.