1/15/15

A. Man from the south

B. A man bets a young sailor his car that he can't spark his lighter 10 times and if he can't he will get his pinky chopped off. It turns out he did this several time

C. The man has an accent and an all white suit. The sailor has freckles and a bird nose and swimming trunks

D. The plot twist is that he is a con artist and he chopped many peoples fingers off

E. It's ironic how the woman at the end is missing most of her fingers. The four people sitting in the chairs in silence foreshadowed the young man taking the bet. The man that's the referee has a soliloquy that tells that he thinks the foreign man is crazy

E. 4

1/15/15

A. The Umbrella Man

B. A man asks to exchange his umbrella for a pound to a woman and her daughter. They follow him to find out that he does this several times a day to con people

C. Man was little with a mustache and dressed well and very polite. The mother was suspicious and stern and the daughter was curious

D. The plot twist was that he was using her money for booze.

E. It's ironic how he takes other people's umbrella everytime he leaves the bar. His con was foreshadowed because he was incredibly nice and the mom suspected something. His characterization being kind and what not disguised his ruse to get the woman's money

F. 3

1/14/15

A. The Sound Machine

B. Klausner is building a machine that can hear sounds humans can't hear and he heard plant life writhe in pain when they were cut so he prevents harming them.

C. Klausner, Mrs. Sanders, Dr. Scott

D. The plot twist is that klausner tries his best to help the tree and his machine broke

E. It's itonic how the tree he was listening to and trying to help fell and broke his machine. The plants and trees shrieks of pain are examples of personification. Him talking to the doctor the first time foreshadowed him going to the dr later on in regards of his machine. 

F. 5

1/13/15

A.The Hitchkiker

B. A man gives a hitchhiker a ride and him and the stranger are caught soeeding. A cop stops them and writes down there info and leaves then the hitchhiker revealed he pick pocketed the cops book

C. Man is curious and timid, the hitchkiker is crafty and sly and sneaky and the cop was a chubby jerk 

D. The plot twist was that the hitchhiker was a pick pocket and pickpocketed the cop

E. That's ironic because the two were in a lot of trouble from speeding. When the hitchhiker was taking the mans things it foreshadowed him taking the cops book. Characterization of the cop express the mood and its worries the man driving 

F. Rate 4.5

1/7/15

A. Genesis and catastrophe B. A woman had three of her children die. She just got finished with birthing a baby and she is doubtful that her child is okay and alive. She fears that she loses another child and doesn't trust the doctors. I assume the child is hitler. C. The woman is worrisome and hopeless. She's sensitive and protective of her child. The doctor is reassuring and comforting and the husband is a drunk, he refers to the babies as specimens. D. I assume the plot twist is that the baby is an infant Adolf Hitler. E. The text is foreshadowing upcoming events when it's introduced the babies name as Adolf and the parents last name is Hitler. Characterization is used in the text to describe the father and mother and this explains many of there actions. The child can symbolize new life and hope for the mother because of the many deaths she went through and this can help her overcome those deaths. F. Rate 3.5

1/7/15

A. Lamb to the Slaughter

B. Women kills husband with frozen lamb chop and covers it up by having police eat it unknowingly. This story was dark yet somewhat humorous. C.The woman was sneaky and manipulative, the husband seemed like a jerk and the cops were very gullible as helpful. D. The plot twist happens when the woman kills the husband and when the cops eat the lamb which is the weapon she used to kill him. E.Irony is used in this story. Irony is a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. It's ironic how she killed the man with the lamb chop and the cops were eating it. Another literary term used in this story was imagery because of the way the author describes the house and dining area. Lastly mood is used because you can feel the woman's sense of urgency.

F. I rate this a 3/5

Roald Dahl

   

QUICK FACTS

NAME

Roald Dahl

OCCUPATION

Author

BIRTH DATE

September 13, 1916

DEATH DATE

November 23, 1990

EDUCATION

Repton

PLACE OF BIRTH

Llandaff, South Wales, United Kingdom

PLACE OF DEATH

Oxford, United Kingdom

Children's author Roald Dahl wrote the kids' classics Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, among other famous works. He was married to actress Patricia Neal.