1) b. How does Connie's character draw the reader in? What does she do that drives you crazy or makes you like her? Is she asking for trouble? Does she represent something in our own society?
-Connie's character draws you in because she makes the reader yell at her, she keeps them wondering what she is going to do next, how she is going to react, or what she is thinking. She dosn't look at things responsibly, she is only concerned with what is going on in that moment, not what could happen to her in the future. Connie represents the teenage girl, the only way she thinks she can get attention is if she puts herself out there as a sex object, something for a boy to look at, but she dosne't realize that this can get her into trouble.
e. What actually happens at the end in your opinion?
-Connie goes with Arnold Friend because she dosen't know what else to do, she dosen't want to be home with her wretched mother or her ignorant father, so she goes with Arnold Friend becaus ehe represents freedom, but also the cruel, sick world one must face in order to cheat their way to freedom.
f. How do you explain the actions of the male antagonist? How do you think he got to be such a disgusting human being? What could he represent in our own society? Why is he so important to the story?
-Arnold represents what will happen to someone if they live in the past and constantly try to re-live their youth. Eventually, one grows out of their youth, and moves on into adulthood, but Arnold just becomes an old man trying to scam on little girls. He is important in the story because he serves as the scape goat for the reader, the reader can comfortably put all the blame on Arnold while ignoring the idiotic behavior of Connie.
Great Short Story:
1) Conflict-to keep the reader thinking
2) Intensity-putting all the emotion of a novel into a short story
3) Character Development- get the reader to be intrested in the character in a short period of time.
4) one strong setting- keeping the reader involved in the scene, putting them inside the story
5) Expanded Vocabulary- intresting word choice
6) Poetic language- the keep the flow of the story and melodic phrasing
7) 5-12 pages long- as to not lose the readers attention
8) Origionality-a unique plot line
9) Humor- some jokes in there to lighten it up a bit
10) a complete ending!- it's so annoying when stories stop in the middle of the action!!!!
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with you're responses to the short story questions i think you answered them really well like you really understood the story
I agree with your responses. Connie has a screwed up home life and she's a very compelling character.
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