For the duration of the last two weeks, our classes have delved deeper into literary terminology--specifically, the cliffhanger ending, point of view, and conflict. However, rather than exploring three types of perspectives and two kinds of conflicts, the students have discovered double the original number:
POV: 1st Person Limited, 2nd Person Limited, 3rd Person Limited, 1st Person Omniscient, 2nd Person Omniscient, and 3rd Person Omniscient Conflict: Physical Conflict (Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, and Man vs. Machine), Psychological Conflict (Man vs. Himself), Social Conflict (Man vs. Society, Man vs. Social Ideas), and Metaphysical Conflict (Man vs. Supernatural Forces, Gods/Goddesses, and Fate) In introducing these various perspectives and conflicts, students have been able to better understand some choices each writer made when crafting the short stories. For our work with Shirley Jackson's "Charles," students analyzed how the point of view aids in twisting the plot to create a cliffhanger ending. For our work with Ray Bradbury's "The Pedestrian," students assessed how setting develops and affects the conflicts within a plot. By dissecting a story and evaluating why a story evolves in the manner it does, a student engages in explication. Throughout this year, our classes will work to uncover more hidden elements in upcoming texts.
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