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The aunt comments that the story is too violent and not acceptable for the children to hear. The bachelor responds to this by saying that the story had fascinated them and had them kept quiet for ten minutes while her story had not. For the next 6 months, the children bothered the aunt for a story like the bachelor's.
Character Analysis:
The main character of the story “The Storyteller“ by Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) is the bachelor. He is a stranger and not part of the family but in my opinion he plays the most important role in the story. I think that he is very imaginative because when the aunt asks him to tell the children a better story, makes up a really good one in a few seconds. The story is a kind of tale and he tells it with lots of details so that the children keep calm.
He is also a good entertainer and can deal with young childen . As his story is more brutal and gruesome than the aunt's, the bachelor manages to do what the aunt could not : entertain the children.
After the aunt fails with entertaining the children, he helps her and is finally able to keep them calm. That is why I think that the bachelor is very helpful.
But according to the opinion of the aunt, he is hard and unsympethatic (end of page …show more content…
After the aunt finishes her story, what is the bachelor’s behavior? What is the aunt’s reaction?
2. How was the bachelor different from the aunt in the way he told the story?
3. Where and why do the children first become interested in the bachelor’s story?
4. In what ways is Bertha punished for her goodness?
Answers:
1. The bachelor said “You don't seem to be a success as a storyteller.“ The aunt bristled in instant defence at this unexpected attack. She denies this by saying that “it's a very difficult thing to tell a story that children can both understand and appreciate.“
2. The bachelor tells his story way more grippling than the aunt and with lots of details. He responds more on the children and tells them what they want to hear : an improper story.
3. The children first come excited when the bachelor mentions the words “horribly good“ because the word horrible in connection with goodness is a noveltry that commends itself.
4. Because Bertha always wears her medals for obedience, punctuality and good behaviour, the wolf finds her in the bush and eats her.
Vocabulary List:
1. reluctantly : unwillingly
2. satisfactory : an answer that the nephew
Character Analysis:
The main character of the story “The Storyteller“ by Hector Hugh Munro (Saki) is the bachelor. He is a stranger and not part of the family but in my opinion he plays the most important role in the story. I think that he is very imaginative because when the aunt asks him to tell the children a better story, makes up a really good one in a few seconds. The story is a kind of tale and he tells it with lots of details so that the children keep calm.
He is also a good entertainer and can deal with young childen . As his story is more brutal and gruesome than the aunt's, the bachelor manages to do what the aunt could not : entertain the children.
After the aunt fails with entertaining the children, he helps her and is finally able to keep them calm. That is why I think that the bachelor is very helpful.
But according to the opinion of the aunt, he is hard and unsympethatic (end of page …show more content…
After the aunt finishes her story, what is the bachelor’s behavior? What is the aunt’s reaction?
2. How was the bachelor different from the aunt in the way he told the story?
3. Where and why do the children first become interested in the bachelor’s story?
4. In what ways is Bertha punished for her goodness?
Answers:
1. The bachelor said “You don't seem to be a success as a storyteller.“ The aunt bristled in instant defence at this unexpected attack. She denies this by saying that “it's a very difficult thing to tell a story that children can both understand and appreciate.“
2. The bachelor tells his story way more grippling than the aunt and with lots of details. He responds more on the children and tells them what they want to hear : an improper story.
3. The children first come excited when the bachelor mentions the words “horribly good“ because the word horrible in connection with goodness is a noveltry that commends itself.
4. Because Bertha always wears her medals for obedience, punctuality and good behaviour, the wolf finds her in the bush and eats her.
Vocabulary List:
1. reluctantly : unwillingly
2. satisfactory : an answer that the nephew