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Quote #1

> "He had to sit down. He kept trying to make the urge to speak to her go away but it came back stronger than ever."

> Tommy was overwhelmed at what the girl had done. He felt that he had to talk to her but couldn't.

Genre

Author's Purpose

> Short Fiction

Symbols

> Naturalistic Literature

Theme Ideas...?

> To entertain an audience

> What is Naturalistic Literature?

> Little Girl

> A literary movement from the 1880's-1940's that replicated a believable everyday reality.

> Symbolizes Tommy's life and how he used to do bad things as a child.

> Always look for the good in something/someone.

> Do not get lost in the exterior of something or someone because they can be taking advantage of you.

> Respect those older than you because they have experience and know whats best.

> Tissue Paper

> It seemed as if the girl only bought the tissue paper to cover up for her stealing the candy.

Setting

Quote #2

"The Prison"

> Inside of Tommy's candy store in "The Village"

Author: Bernard Malamud

> "'I let her take it,' Tommy said."

(Let the girl take the candy)

Historical Context

About the Author

Presentation By: Taylor Olander and Eric Conley

> Written in 1950

> Tommy was standing up for the girl, maybe because he saw a little of himself in her and knew what she was going through.

> Takes place in the 1940's

> Events during the 1940's

> World War II

Bernard Malamud

> Born: April 26,1914 in Brooklyn, New York.

> Education: He attended high school in Brooklyn.

> Bachelor's degree from City College of New York in 1936.

> Parents are from Russia.

> Bernard did not begin writing seriously until he heard of the tragedies of the Holocaust.

> Bernard was a professor at Oregon State College and Bennington College from 1949-1961, shortly after he retired, he passed away.

> Won a Pulitzer prize in 1967 for "The Fixer"

> PEN/Malamud award named after him and recognizes excellence in the

art of short story.

> Franklin Roosevelt died from a stroke.

Characters

Plot Summary

> Tommy Castelli

> Store owner, main character of story, tries to convince girl not to take candy. Also the protagonist because he is the main character and changes the most in the story.

> Rosa

> Tommy's fiance, runs store with Tommy, catches little girl taking the candy.

> Little Girl

> The story "The Prison" is about a young man, Tony, and his fiance, Rosa, who together run a candy store. Tony, the store owner, is a very busy man running the store on his own. One day, a ten-year old girl came into the store asking for tissue paper for her mother. As Tony went to the back, he saw the girl reach around the counter and steal some of his chocolate bars. It angered him, knowing that the girl was starting down the wrong path. He wanted to indirectly tell the girl to stop, because Tony had first hand experience with these situations, as he was once a "trouble-maker" as well. One day, Tony was sleeping upstairs when he heard commotion coming from the store. He raced downstairs to find that Rosa had caught the girl stealing the candy and was holding her by the arm. Tony struck Rosa, demanding her to let the girl go. The girl's mother came into the store to take the girl away, the girl sticking her tongue out as she left.

> Ten years old, came in every Monday for red and yellow tissue paper, stole Tommy's candy. Also the antagonist for stealing the candy.

> Girl's Mom

> Ashamed of her daughter, strikes her in the store, carries her home.

Point of View

> 3rd Person

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