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THE APPLE-TREE BY KATHERINE MANSFIELD
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THE APPLE-TREE BY KATHERINE MANSFIELD
CONFLICTS
TONE MOOD
Curious
Calm,
Suspenseful
1. Man VS. Man
2. Man Vs. Self
3. Man Vs. Nature
Foreshadowing
1. Gloomy Sky Above tree
2. 'You won't find an apple like this that in a hurry
Plot
Exposition~Family walks through orchard
Rising Action~ Children Starts To wonder about the tree
Climax~family decides To Taste Apples
Falling Action~ Father Thought apples were good
Resolution~Father cuts down tree and gives it to his two sons
literary Terms
CHARACTER AND POV
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Dynamic~Father, Sons
Why? They Changed When they Saw the fruit
Static~Family Friend
Protagonist~ Father
Why? Wants good apples
Antagonist~Apple Tree
Why? Stopping them from getting good healthy apples
P.O.V~ 1st Person
Narrator~ One Of the Sons
THEME
LIFE AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Theme1~Never Judge a book by its cover.
Ex~"Not a spot - not a blemish"
Theme2~Never put too much expectations, it can lead to disappointment
Ex~"The boys ate the apple wondering if the apple tastes the way it looks"
Theme3~Lying can always make a problem worse.
Ex~"Perfect!" We lied, "Perfect-Father! Simply lovely.
Katherine Mansfield was born October 14, 1888. She was born in Wellington, New Zealand. Her first published stories appeared in "High School Reporter" and "Wellington Girls' High School" magazine. When she attend Queens College in 1903 she continued her writing. The Apple-Tree was officially published in 1950, to help international University Society.
SUMMARY
A house looking out to two orchards. A father finds an apple tree, then discovers the apples are rare. But he doesn't want anybody to go near the tree and touch them. One day he goes to the tree and sees that the apples are warm and bright red. The Father makes his two sons try the apple , but not telling the truth to him they say "it's Perfect!"