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The topic is “The Caske of Amantillado” 1. PLOT A story’s plot…
The topic is “The Caske of Amantillado”
1. PLOT A story’s plot is a series of events that occur in the story from its beginning to the middle to the end. Describe the story’s basic plot to give readers unfamiliar with it just enough for a basic understanding of the narrative without explaining every detail. Name the person telling the story and explain if it is a first-person narrator, or an omniscient, all-knowing narrator. What does the narrator tell readers about the main character you are examining in this argument? Quote the narrator’s explanation of character’s formation somewhere along his journey as the plot moves forward. For example: The omniscient narrator in Hawthorne’s story describes Young Goodman Brown by the end of the story as “A stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, a distrustful, if not a desperate man.” Remember: (a) start this paragraph with a topic sentence that introduces the use of the literary term “plot” in relation to the character you are examining and (b) end this paragraph with your own words relating how the quote you use pertains to the character’s personality or development shown somewhere along the story’s plot.
2. SETTING A story’s setting is the time and place situation where and when the events of the story happen, both in terms of a geographical location on a map and a specific time in history. Explain the story’s setting and how it shapes the main character’s sense of self and understanding of his or her situation. Quote the narrator’s explanation of the character’s formation somewhere along his journey based on the setting. For example: Montresor, the first-person narrator of Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” describes the creepy atmosphere of the catacombs that enhance the readers’ understanding of his madness: “We could see the bones of the dead lying in large piles along the walls. The stones were wet and cold.” Remember: (a) start this paragraph with a topic sentence that introduces the use of the literary term “setting” in relation to the character you are examining and (b) end this paragraph with your own words relating how the quote you use pertains to the character’s personality or development considering the setting.
3. CONFLICT A story’s conflict usually pertains to the main character’s facing a personal dilemma, either within themselves or against other characters in the story. Describe the main character’s problem(s) in the story. Quote the narrator explaining the main character’s conflict. For example: In the opening scene of Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues,” the first-person narrator known only as Brother, explains his distress in learning that Sonny was sent to jail for a drug related offensive while he’s trying to get through his workday: “I felt my guts were going to come spilling out or that I was going to choke or scream.” Remember: (a) start this paragraph with a topic sentence that introduces the use of the literary term “conflict” in relation to the character you are examining and (b) end this paragraph with your own words relating how the quote you use pertains to the character’s personality development. Consider how the character comes to a resolution in the story, either by resolving this conflict or conceding to it.
4. EPIPHANY A story’s epiphany is the moment when the main character has a new realization (or the moment the reader has a realization about the main character.) Explain how the main character confronts their dilemma to move the story toward its climax (the highest point of the narrative). Explain the epiphany that results from this climax, either for the main character, or for the reader. Quote the narrator’s explanation of the resolution to the story’s conflict that leads to its climax and resulting epiphany. For example: The narrator in Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” recounts the moment readers understand that Homer Barron had in fact been living with Miss Emily for many years since it had first been assumed that he left town so many years before and that she actually killed him to keep him to herself: “The man himself lay in the bed…we saw a long strand of iron-gray hair.” Remember: (a) start this paragraph with a topic sentence that introduces the use of the literary term “epiphany” in relation to the character you are examining and (b) end this paragraph with your own words relating how the quote you use pertains to the character’s personality or development in the story’s epiphany or ultimate realization.
After accosting Fortunato and placing him in chains, he began constructing a wall to enclose his victim. Toward the end of the story Montresor.
5. CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH: End your essay by explaining four ideas: (a) How does the title of the story reveal something important about the character you are examining? (b) How has the character evolved by the end of the story? (c) Who is the specific audience you would recommend this story to, and how do you think they should perceive the character’s journey and evolution? (d) What is the life lesson readers should learn from the story?
