If you were absent today, go to the Learning Commons and sign out a copy of our short story text, Tigers in the Snow. Read the story on page 41 by Alden Nowlan.
Reading Like a Writer:
How do authors reveal character:
Through
setting: attic: educated, imaginative (attic is the brain, he is above the adults) kitchen cuts off his imagination because his parents are on a different level. The kitchen represents his parents. They cut off his imagination. Eating is a primitive act. Survival act. Setting reveals character quickly.
dialogue: Teddy lowers his diction when speaking to his aunt and uncle. There is an incongruence between his imaginative world and his real world. He prefers his imagination. He feels he is better than them even though he appreciates their kindness because their lack of interest in the imagination frustrates him.
interactions with other characters: The way he interacts with his uncle(small fists, hostile language, saucy). He wants to fit in. He is self-conscious. His imagination (in the attic is private)
incongruence: a gap (unexpected or unexplained distance between characters or a character's actions) Ex. Teddy's diction changes
diction: WORD CHOICE
symbols (red, raw hands) shows that the aunt is a labourer so she is uneducated. Teddy is in school so he thinks he is above them.
pathetic fallacy --it shows the mood through weather of the main character
motif--a theme (symbol) repeated throughout bestial theme, rain, kingdom
dramatic irony: the audience knows something the character doesn't
allusion: a reference to something well known--historical, literary, sports figures, pop culture, music, art
Review all of the above.
Who is Alice Munro? Canada's first Nobel Prize Winner for Literature
Who is Anton Chekov? Famous short story writer from Russia
Why are artists often jailed or killed? They speak the truth. They go against the government. They promote free speech.
What is one motif in the story, "The Fall of A City"?
