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Some foreshadowing examples include
1.) "Never seen that before."
2.) You won't find an apple like that in a hurry."
Both of these foreshadow that the apple is unique in its own way
The climax occurs when the family decides to taste the apple.
The second rising action occurs when the apples start to ripen.
The falling action occurs whenthe children taste the apple.
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The first rising action occurs when the father found the forbidden tree.
The resolution occurs when everyone tastes the apple and ends up disgusted. The father gives and abandons the tree.
The exposition is when the family walks through the orchard.
1.) Imagery
"To the clumps of wattles bobbing yellow in the bright sun and
the blue gums with their streaming sickle-shaped leaves."
Why?
The author used imagery to have the reader use their imagination and mind to try to see what the author first imagined when writing the story.
2.) Metaphor
"The apple tree- like the Virgin Mary- seemed to have been miraculously warned of its high honor."
Why?
The author used a metaphor because she wanted to compare 2 unlike things and to relate the reader to any background knowledge.
3.) Hyperbole
"It looked as though the apple had been dipped in wine."
Why?
The author used this hyperbole to exaggerate how red the inside of the apple actually was.
Tone
The tone of this story is humorous
Mood
The mood of this story starts out curious. It soon changes to ecstatic, and lastly, disappointed
1.) Illusion vs. Reality
2.) Man vs. Self
3.) Man vs. Nature
1.)
http://www.biography.com/people/katherine-mansfield-9397823
2.)
http://www.poemhunter.com/katherine-mansfield/biography/
3.)
http://books.google.com/books?id=okKgMwAACAAJ&dq=the+apple+tree+by+katherine+mansfield&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3nI7U6C0CuzIsASqq4D4BQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAQ
It starts out with a house looking out to two orchards. The family and their close friend discover an apple tree on the land. The father believer the apples are rare and valuable and he doesn't let anyone touch the apples. When the apples ripen, he decides to try them. The father cuts the apple and serves a few slices to his children. Lying to please their father, the told him it was delicious until... he tried a piece.
Textual Example~ "Not a spot- not a blemish!"
Textual Example~ "Perfect!" we lied. "Perfect- Father! Simply Lovely!"
Textual Example~ "But it was no use. Father spat his out and never went near the apple-tree again.
Main Characters~
The Dynamic Characters ~
Why?
The family learns a big lesson, which changes them individually
The Static Character~
The Protagonist~
Why?
The Father has a goal
The Antagonist~
Why?
The Apple Tree keeps the Father from reaching his goal
Point of view ~ First Person
The Narrator~ A child
Katherine Mansfield was born on October 14, 1888. She was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She moved to England at age 19. Her first published stories appeared in the "High School Reporter" and the "Wellington Girls' High School" magazine, in 1898 and 1899. She moved to London in 1903, where she attended Queen's College, with her two sisters. Katherine Mansfield continued her reputation as a writer with the story "Bliss" published in 1920. She reached the height of her author's career with her "The Garden Party" created in 1922. During the last 5 years of her life, Katherine suffered from tuberculosis; she died from the disease on January 9, 1923, when she was only 34 in Fontainebleau, France. The Apple Tree was officially published in 1950. It was published with the help of the International University Society.