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8 Cards in this Set
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genre
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short story
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conflict
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man vs man- little girl won't let the doctor look at her throat
man vs self- doctor gets upset for being angry at the little girl man vs nature- everyone is getting sick with diphtheria |
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plot
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1. doctor comes to the little girl's house
2. girl refuses to tell him what's wrong, but screams if he touches her 3. girl bites tongue depressor and makes her tongue bleed 4. doctor knows something is in her throat so he forces a spoon into her mouth 5. girl is going to die of diptheria |
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protagonist
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doctor
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antagonist
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little girl, diphtheria
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setting
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1. location- neighborhood
2. lifestyle- poor. damp house. warm in kitchen only 3. time period- 1900's. when diphtheria was common and highly contagious |
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theme
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1. death
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characterization
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rrbh
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