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2BR02B PARAGRAPH RESPONSE

Dystopias (or dystopian stories), through an

exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism
about a current trend, societal norm, or political
system. The story was originally published in 1962,
but you may assume that it is a contemporary story.
QUESTION: What is the central criticism about
society that Kurt Vonnegut makes in his short story
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LITERARY ANALYSIS QUESTIONS

Choose 5 of the following questions to discuss as a table, to clarify your understanding of the story.
1. How believable are the characters? Which character do you most identify with? Why?
2. What is the authors attitude toward the subject area? How can you tell? Use evidence.
3. What is the central conflict in the story? How can you tell? Use evidence.
4. What is the theme or main point of this story? How can you tell? Use evidence
5. How does the authors words contribute to the style of the piece? How would you describe the style?
6. Find a sentence that you think sums up the story. Discuss how that connects to the rest of the story.
7. What did the author want you to think about the protagonist (and who that is)? Why do you think so? Use evidence.
8. Think of a situation that happened to a person in the story and decide if you would have done the same thing he/she did or
something different.Why or why not?
9. Choose two characters in the story and decide which character is the better of the two and give evidence to support why
you think so.
10. What types of symbolism can you find in the story? What do the objects represent? How do characters react to and with
these symbolic objects?
11. How is the setting of the story important to the theme?
12. Where could the story go after it ends? What is the future of the characters lives?

PARAGRAPH ANALYSIS
Please pick one of the literary analysis questions and answer it in one full
paragraph
Your paragraph will
Be at least 6 full sentences
Use examples from the story
Contain grade 11 level analysis (more than just Vonnegut uses symbolism in his story.

You will then hand in your full paragraph for assessment.

These will be marked on the 6 point/letter grade scale