identities

Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: Identities Douglas G

Point of View: 3rd person

Protagonist: the guy driving a grey benz What type of character is the Protagonist? round and dynamic

Antagonist: the police man

Describe the setting First starts in a calm neighborhood in the morning, then finishes in a dangerous neighborhood in the morning

Type of Conflict: man v.s. society

Describe the main conflict: the main character is afraid of the neighborhood and the people in it.

Describe the Climax of the Story: he gets shot by the police men

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? His mood

Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. Identity in the title refers to the identity he tried to get before he got shot

How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? You cant judge someone by the way they look

How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? the antagonist gets shot because he didn’t shave and was wearing close that made him look like a criminal

Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: paper clogs the fence like drifted snow

Metaphor: eagles, tigers, wolves, and serpents ride their backs

Personification: drifting leaves

Symbol: leather jacket with a long beard and blue jeans gave a symbol of a sin full person

Foreshadowing (give both elements):so intent is he upon the future that he dangerously ignores the present and does not notice the police car

He is so intent upon the three men and the girl that he does not notice the police car drift against the curb, nor the officer who is advancing with a pistol in his hand.

Irony: he thought he would get hurt by the three men but he got killed by the police man

Imagery: the smell of burning leaves

Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story.

us as humans judge people by their attire