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Short Story ReviewBinder Core

“A Boy & His Puppy” Stories

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THEME• It is not the "moral" of the story.

• A moral is a piece of practical advice that can be gained from the novel to apply to our own lives.

• A theme is more complex than a moral and may have no direct advice or philosophical value that the reader can apply

• It is not the subject of the story.

• It is not a "hidden meaning" that needs to be pulled out of the story.

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THEME• What theme is:

• Theme is the meaning released by the work when we take all aspects of the work in its entirety into account.

• It is an aspect of human experience that the author wishes to express.

• The importance of theme in literature can be overestimated; the work of fiction is more than just the theme. However, the theme allows the author to control or give order to his perceptions about life.

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THEME• Discovering theme: Theme can be discovered only by becoming aware of the relations among the

parts of a story and of the relations of the parts to a whole:

– Characters: What kind of people does the story deal with?

– Plot: What do the characters do? Are they in control of their lives, or are they controlled by fate?

– Motivation: Why do the characters behave as they do, and what motives dominate them?

– Style: How does the author perceive reality?

– Tone: What is the author's attitude towards his subject?

– Values: What are the values of the characters in the story? What values does the author seem to promote?

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MOTIF• recurring structures, contrasts,

or literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.

• a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.

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“The Monkey’s Paw”

• setting:• characters:• climax:• themes & motifs:– danger of wishing– home vs. outside– groups of three

• literary devices:– foreshadowing– symbols:• paw• chess

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“There Will ComeSoft Rains”

• setting:• characters:• climax:• themes & motifs:– war– technology– nature’s triumph

• literary devices:– personification– foreshadowing– suspense

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“A Sound ofThunder”

• setting:• characters:• climax:• themes & motifs:– interconnectedness– purpose of all actions

• literary devices:– allusion:

• Bible• Nazi Germany

– irony– foreshadowing– simile & metaphor

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“An Occurrence atOwl Creek Bridge”

• setting:• characters:• climax:• themes & motifs:– fluid nature of time– blurred line between reality &

illusion– distorted sensory experience– color gray

• literary devices:– realism– foreshadowing (widens

towards end)– tone (seem)– symbols:

• driftwood• bridge

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“Charles”

• setting:• characters:• climax:• themes & motifs:– identity– home vs. outside– appearance vs. reality– lies & getting caught

• literary devices:– point-of-view– character:

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“The Lottery”• setting:• characters:• climax:• themes & motifs:– blindly following tradition– random persecution– rules

• literary devices:– specific details (sets up

shocking end)

– foreshadowing– suspense (lack of detail)– symbols:• lottery• black box

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“Lamb to the Slaughter”

• setting:• characters:• climax:• themes & motifs:– betrayal– identity– devotion

• literary devices:– internal conflict– suspense– dark humor– irony

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“The Man Fromthe South”

• setting:• characters:• climax:• themes & motifs:– trust– too good to be true

• literary devices:– dark humor– point-of-view

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“The Tell-Tale Heart”• setting:• characters:• climax:• themes & motifs:– love & hate– self vs. alter ego (in/sanity?)– eyes– guilt– time

• literary devices:– flashback– irony– mood (sound)– imagery


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