CHARACTERS

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NARRATOR

PLOT STRUCTURE

1. Is the presentation of the events scenic or panoramic?

2. Try to point out the exposition, complication, climax and denoument.

1.Examine the three opening paragraphs.

- Underline all the words reinforcing the theme of ‘hard work'. What personal qualities of the narrator are stressed by the semantic repetition?

- What narrator's idea of time is revealed through the extended metaphor in paragraph

- What is the role of the extended metaphor in paragraph 2? How many words of this paragraph are connected with the idea of reading? What is achieved through the lexical and semantic repetitions?

- What is in common between these two metaphors? What do they suggest about the personality of the narrator:

intensity of feelings

habitual way of life

philosophy of life

other ?_______________

2. There is an opinion that the story-teller whom we get to know gives warmth to this story from the beginning. Which of the suggested adjectives will you choose to characterize him:

enterprising

hearty

full-blooded

passionate

overactive

restless

enthusiastic

zealous

fervent

hardworking

tireless

impatient

industrious

time-saving

avid

other_______

Focus on the character of the BUM

1) Pick out all the words and expressions the narrator uses to characterize directly

Do you agree that one of the features of this story is quick presentation and estimate of character?

2) Which of the Bums's own actions or words reinforce the narrator's characteristics? Which of them suggest something else?

3) The Bum is shown against two different types of milieu: in the the present setting of the story and in the flashback. In what ways is he the part of his milieu and in waht way is he different? Does he truly belong to any social group? What does it mean :”to belong to a group”?

4) What does the repeated simile “claw-like” suggest? How does the parallel with the buzzards emphasize the contrast between the Bum and a usual beggar? Study ph 15 (But his hand... screaming behind it)

5) What do you think was the reason for his failure:

arrogance and pride

laziness

both

other?