swimmers

i believe the author is trying to make a statement about post-wwII and that statement is that after ww2 solders were ambious about the fueter and what it holds for them. in the book the main charicter acheves a huge feet by swiming across the country. after ww2 in the book things seem more prosporous and after a long depression hope. This story helps relate a common feeling during this time period.

everyday use

question 4: does the refuse of the quilts indacate a change of charictor, why has she never done anything like this before? is any forshadowing

The mother refuses to give up the quilts because she has already promised them to there other daughter and because she feels a personal connection with the quilts because of the history that is in them. the mom's character changes when she realizes how much the quilts really mean to her daughter and decides to give her some. she hasn't done anything like that before because she hasn't been in a constance like this. in the story it does not forshadow this out come. insted it suprieses you with the ending

interperter of maladies

question 2:
the story does help show difernt culterial aspects between Kapasi and das like

the desturctors

question 1: who is the protagenist of the story? who is the antagenist? identify conflict
The protagenist of the story is the gang because that is what the story centers on. the antagenist is the gang because they become more twisted as they wreck the house. the main confilct is between T. and Blackie. this is because Blackie dosn't want to give up his control of the gang while T. wants complete control. T. is also the one who comes up with the idea of destroying a house for fun.

question 5: Dose the story have anything to say about the consaquence of war? about the causes of war?
This story paints a very clear picture of the consquences of war because seicne these childeren grew up in rubble the only thing they think is fun is destorying stuff. To these kids rubble is fun and making people losses thier possesions is a game. in these kids minds war is built into them and they don't care about others "they just want to see the world burn.*" In this story is shows a meaphor for war in that the kids are angery and bord and figure that if they trash a house that it will satisfy themselves.

*a quote from Batman the Dark Knight

hunters in the snow

question 3: which characters is more sympathetic of the three characters, which is the most powerful, does the power shift in the story?

the most sympathetic character is Tub because Tub is trying to forgive Frank and Kenny. I believe that Kenny is the most powerful because he is cool and Laval headed and is dealing with his injuries one step at a time. Tub is also trying to keep positive by saying he is going to the hospital. A major power shift happens when Kenny shoots the dog because Kenny goes into temporally insanity. during this insanity he shoots his friend and slowly begins to unravel this friendship. after this power shift Tub becomes the most powerful because he is dealing with his pain well.

question 7: What is the significance of the tavern section? Is tubs remorse real? why or why not

The significance of the tavern is how Tub and frank get to settle some issues. during this section Tub admits to over-eating instead of having a gland problem. Tub also gets to work this issue out by having a big stack big pancakes. I believe that tubs remorse is real because he finally feels full. another reason is how at first he resist then when he indulges he feels better. if Kenny had been there i think the friends would have solved allot more issues then just the two of them.

question 8: the final plot twist comes in the last two sentences and gives us info that the characters don't know. is this a fitting ending? what final statement is being made about the characters?

I believe that the end fits the story because of how the story leaves the friends at a uncertain fate. the end reinforces the fact that the friends are on shaky ground and are unsure of what will become of them. i think the end also points to a possible positive outcome when they talk about the winding roads. the final statement about them is that they are all questioning there friendship. this trip for them has made them look at themselves in ways they never imagend.

The most dangerous game

Discuss the characterizations of Rainsford and General Zaroff? Which one is more fully characterized? Are both characters possible?

The way the author divides the characters is by showing how one has a need to exceed while the other one is content to stick within the bounders. While Rainsford hunts for sport, the General hunt for his addiction to adrenalin and his need find something larger. I think that the General is more charictorized because he tells Rainsford his entire life story when we don't even really know about Rainsford except that he is a hunter. In reality both characters could be an actual persona because there are many people who enjoy hunting within legal limits but there are also those people who want a challenge and strive to be better or do the impossible. I believe that if these personas were real the same results would happen because glory always comes before a fall.

Why does Connell include the "philosophical" disscusion between Rainsford and Whitney at the begining of the story? Does it rveal a personal limation on Rainsfords part? does Rainsford change durring the story? do we come to know him better as the story goes on?

A main reason Rainsford and Whitney had a philosophical conversation is to outline how far Rainsford is willing to go to kill an animal but still give the taget feeling and how he is not willing sub-humanize animals.
the converstaion defenitly revaials limations because he is willing to recgonize that the animals have feelings rather than just saying that they are inffior and thus have no feelings. as the story goes on we see Rainsford seeing what it is like to be hunted like prey and how resourceful he has to be when there is a preditor around. Rainsford now can see how it is like from the prey's point of view. After the hunting scene Rainsford is asleep because he knows he is safe and it was all due to him keeping himself under control through his hunting skills.

arby and eveline questions

Question #8 Analyze the boy feelings as described in the story’s last paragraph. Are his feelings justified? How will he be changed as a result of his experience at the Bazaar?

At the end of the story the boy is feeling angry because he was waiting for his uncle to come home and because his uncle came home late he could not go shop for a gift in the bazaar. I feel that his feelings are completely justified as he reminded his uncle twice before he left and his uncle let him down. Now whenever he wants to visit the bazaar he will relay on himself more than his uncle. He will also make sure he leaves earlier so that he can buy the perfect gift rather than something he rushed to get. From his experience he will make sure to bring more change instead of having to pay with large coins. He will probably visit the bazzar less because of this negitive experience.

Question #3
What does Eveline find appealing about living in Dublin?

Eveline thinks about her life in Dublin and remembers how she would play on an open field before being shooed away by her father. Another memory is when she was having a picnic and she got to where her mothers bonnet. She also remembers taking take of her kids so that they got fed and went to school. When she met frank, he would meet her at the store and walk her home. A fonder memory would be when frank took her to the theater to see the bohemian girl. Eveline thinks that even-though life in Dublin is hard se feels she cannot abandon her family for a much easier life.

Question #7
Is Eveline a sympathetic character or an unsympathetic character? Is she a victim? How does it contribute to the overall theme?
I belive that Eveline is a very sympathetic character because she feels for others and tries to lessen the burden of others by taking it upon herself to do everything. This is mostly having to do with how she was raised and becoming a victem to events that happened all around her. If Eveline had been raised differently she probably would have gone to Benos Aries but science she was raised to take care of the family she could not bring herself to go. A major theme in this story is Eveline trying to escape from her family only to realize that they cannot survive without her. In the end Evieline chooses her family over herself and this a selfless gesture to show how much she loves them

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