Short Story Report
Transcript: Presented by Santi Alvina Short Story Report The code for the first topic. A1 THE BOYS AND GIRLS BY ALICE MUNRO A man and a woman has different position that are not equal in the society. Character’s word: I loved the sound of my own voice, frail and supplicating, rising in the dark ... When I am dead, as dead I well may be – a fit of shivering caused not by the cold sheets but by pleasurable emotions almost silenced me. You'll kneel and say an Ave there above me —What was an Ave? Every day I forgot to find out. Character’s action: instead of shutting the gate,(the narator) opened it as wide as could. (she) didn’t make any decision to do this, it was just what (she) did. I hated the hot dark kitchen in summer, the green blinds and the flypapers, the same old oilcloth table and wavy mirror and bumpy linoleum. Character Character’s looks: A girl was not, as I had supposed, simply what I was; it was what I had to become. It was a definition, always touched with emphasis, with reproach and disappointment. Also it was a joke on me. Once Laird and I were fighting, and for the first time ever I had to use all my strength against him; even so, he caught and pinned my arm for a moment, really hurting me. Character’s thoughts: ‘took place in a world that was..., yet...opportunities for courage, boldness and self sacrifice, as mine never did’ Standing in front of the mirror combing (her) hair and wondering if (she) would be pretty when grew up Other character’s respond: Parents: (her) father didn’t talk to (her) unless it was about the job we were doing...mother...would tell all the sorts of things Father: she’s only a girl Grandmother: girls don’t slam the doors like that..girls keep their knees together when they sit down.. The code for the second topic. A2 Norman Gortsby believes the young man is lying and is trying to con him out of money. He believes himself a good judge of people, and, after listening to the young man's story, confronts him with the fact that he didn't have the bar of soap he says he bought. DUSK BY H. H. MUNRO Character’s word: "any day this week will do for returning the money, and here is the soap - don't lose it again it's been a good friend to you." Character’s action: "I don't wonder either; the relief from his quandary must have been acute. It's a lesson to me not to be too clever in judging by circumstances." Character Character’s looks: Norman Gortsby sat on a bench in the Park, with his back to a strip of bush-planted sward, fenced by the park railings, and the Row fronting him across a wide stretch of carriage drive Character’s thoughts: Money troubles did not press on him "Poor boy, he as nearly as possible broke down," Other character’s respond: "You wouldn't be in a good temper if you were in the fix I'm in..” The code for the third topic. A3 Mary who is a simple person living in the same neighborhood as Mrs. Fullerton. Mrs. Fullerton is an old lady who has lived in the neighborhood for the past 50 years. Most of the community feel like her house should be destroyed and so they start a petition. Most of the community believe that this is the right thing to do because the house is old and it is decreasing the value of the neighborhood. THE SHINING HOUSE BY ALICE MUNRO Character’s word: I'm not complaining. Sometimes it seems to me about as reasonable a man should go as stay..” don't mind changes, either, that helps out my egg business” "I wasn't listening” Character’s action: ‘I can’t sign that,” she said. Her face flushed up at once, her voice was trembling.” Character Character’s looks: Mary set her coffee cup down before she spoke and hoped her voice would sound all right, not emotional or scared” "But remember she's been here a long time," she said. "She was here before most of us were born. Character’s thoughts: “the white houses were growing dim... The pattern of Garden place , seemed to shrink at night into the raw black mountain side” Other character’s respond: Mary, don't you care how things look? You live here too." Don't worry, Mary, she's got money in the bank," Janie said The code for the fourth topic. A4 The cosmopolite was named E. Rushmore Coglan, and is heard of from Coney Island. He's been all around the world, and know a lot about the world also. But at the same time, he speaks disrespectful of the equator. A COSMOPOLITE IN A CAFE BY O. HENRY Character’s word: I was glad, for I held a theory that since Adam no true citizen of the world has existed. Character’s action: We hear of them, and we see foreign labels on much luggage, but we find travellers instead of cosmopolites. "I invoke your consideration of the scene--the marble-topped tables,..." Character’s looks: “You seem to be a genuine cosmopolite," I said admiringly. "But it also seems that you would decry patriotism." Character Character’s thoughts: I sat reflecting upon my evident cosmopolite and wondering how the poet had managed to miss him. He was my discovery and I believed in him. Other character’s A
Prezi Present
Prezi Video
Prezi Design
