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20 Cards in this Set
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Barn Burning
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
Willian Faulkner, Sardie Snopes/ Abner Snopes, Abner burns things when he gets angry, Sardie must decide if he should stay with his family or leave, Rural setting, 3rd person limited
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Grrr You made me mad so I'm gonna burn your barn down
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Harrison Burgeron
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
Kurt Vonnegut Jr, Harrison Burgeron/Government(hanidcapper General, People are handicapped to make everyone equal, the government is trying to control people and Harrison rebels but dies, city setting 2081, 3rd person Omniscient
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Pretty, smart, strong people need not apply
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A White Heron
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Sarah Orne Jewett, Sylvia/The boy, Sylvia loves nature a boy wants her to show him a rare bird he is hunting she refuses, Sylvie must decide between the boy who she likes and her want to protect the bird, Rural area, 3rd person limited
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No, you cant see the birdie, you'll shoot it
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The Things they carried
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
Tim O'Brian, Luitenient Jimmy Cross/distractions, Cross's regiment is fighting in the vietnam, Jimmy's obsession with Martha is keeping him from paying attention, Vietnam 1970's, 3rd person Omniscient
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ILY Martha! Bang bang, oops lost another one
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Rappacini's Daughter
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Giovanni Guasconti/Rappacini, Giovanni falls in love with Rappacini's daughter but she is poisonous, Love or leave, Italy 1800's, 3rd person limited
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Ily but you burn my skin, just stop breathing, okay?
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Story of the hour
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Kate Chopin, Louise Mallard/Brently Mallard, Louise thinks her husband died and is happy but he didn't then she dies from shock when she sees him, their unhappy marriage, Her home modern 3rd person limited
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Yaaay he is dead, boo he is alive
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Love of Life
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
Jack London, the man/nature, a man gets lost in the Yukon and reverts to his primal instincts, the man stuggles to say alive, the Yukon late 1800's, 3rd person limited
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ima eat you wolfie
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The Open Boat
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
Stephen Crane, The corresondent/the laws of physics(the waves rolling in and out), four men are trying to get to shore after their boat sank but the waves keep pushing them away they make it but the oiler does not, the men cant get to shore, off the coast of jacksonville and augustine 1980's-90's, 3rd person limited
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dont let me drown
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A rose for Emily
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
William Faulkner, Emily Griesrson/Change, Emily hates change keeps her husband and father after they die, emily is afriad to let go, Emily's home 1930's, 3rd person limited
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dead boys my favourite!
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The Masque of the Red Death
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
Eadgar Allan Poe, Prince Prospero/The Red Death, Prince Prospero builds a wall around his home and throws a party The red death comes and chases him through the 7 rooms and he dies, Prince Prospero is afraid of death, Prince Prosperos castle dark ages, 3rd person limited
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7 rooms, non rainbowish
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The Seven Ages of Man
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William Shakespear, mankind/time, story of a persons life, people get old and die, modern to past as told on a stage, 3rd person limited
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all the world's a stage...
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Before the End of Summer
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
Grant Moss Jr, Bennie/time, Bennie over hears that his grandmothe is sick, should he tell others or not, country setting 1800's, 3rd person limited
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Buh bye Grammy
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The Cask of Amontillado
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
Edgar Allan Poe, Montressor/Fortunato, Montessor lures Fortunato to the catacombs and walls and chains him up so he will die, Fortunato had insulted Montressor one too many times, Carnival 1800's, first person limited
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I am totally a mason
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The Interlopers
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H.H. Munro, Ulrich von Gradwitz/Georg Znaeym, von Gradwitz's and Znaeym's are fighting over land. Ulrich and Georg get trapped under a branch and are killed by wolves, the nature and the feud between the families, the woods 1800s-1900s, 3rd person Omniscient
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im trapped under a branch!
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The Scarlet Ibis
Author, Pro/Ant, Plot Summary, Conflict, setting (time and place), Pov |
James Hurst, brother to Doodle/pride, Doodle has been sick the brother teaches him to walk and such and leaves him outside, the brother is ashamed that Doodle isn't very strong and tries to force him into it but it kills him, summer rural community, 1st person limited
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Run Doodle RUN!
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The Lottery
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Shirly Jackson, Mrs. Hutchinson/tradition, the lottery is a tradition that is used as a scarifice for a good harvest, people were being killed, June 27th in a small community, 3rd person limited
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I don't want the black dot please
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Sunday in the Park
Author, pro/ant, plot summary, conflict, setting (time and place), pov |
Bel Kaufman, the unnamed wife/ the unnamed father of joe, the families are in the park, the Joe begins to throw sand at Larry and Morton and Larry's mother gets angry, 3rd person limited
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My poor little Larry
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The Use of Force
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William Carlos Williams, Mathilda Olsen/Unnamed doctor, Mathilda's sick and want mother and father to know, Mathilda wont open her mouth, Mathilda's kitchen early 1990's, 3rd person limited
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*rhaspy* i am totally not sick
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My Father's chinese wives
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Sandra Tsing Loh, Jenna/Dr. Chow, Dr. Chow sends message to China for a wife and upsets children. 1 leaves 2 stays, dr. chow who is a horrible husband and father decieds he wants a wife, america modern, 3rd person limited
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Mail order wife anyone?
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Araby
Author, pro/ant, plot summary, conflict, setting (time and place), pov |
James Joyce, unnamed boy/boys uncle, likes Megans sister goes to buy her a present realizes hypocrisy and that he doesnt luff her, boy thinks he lovers megans sister, boys house and bazaar, 3rd person limited
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"I luff you, Megan's unnamed sister," said the unnamed boy
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