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Plot: Four men are on a major hunt for boars. While swaying in their hamocks between trees, they hear a noise in the thicket from which emerges a great number of boars. The men begin their kill. As the wild pigs continue to gather, the men's ammunition dwindles. The pigs begin to slash at the trunks of the trees to which the hammocks are attached. The seemingly intelligent assault on hte trees continues throught the nught as the men watch in horror. Realising his imminent death, the narrator uses his hammock, like a swinging vine, to gain access to trees for safety. Hearing the trees collapsing and the dying screams of his companions, the narrator is aware of his narrow escape from death and so has a dramatic change of attitude towares the hunt. Conflict: man vs. himself man vs. nature Theme: Whenever man tampers with nature, the consequences of this action can be fatal or painful to himself. Title: "FOrgiveness in Families" Author: Alice Munro Setting: Action occuring over a period of time. Characters: Val; he narrator who is finding it difficult to understand her brother's actions. Cameron; (Cam), the brother who is irresonsible and aimless. Mother; who is accepting of her son Cam's actions. Plot: Val narrates about her family as an introduction for telling of the time her mother became very sick and her brother Cam, a food for nothing by the narrator's perspective, visited the hospital with his "co-priests" and "worked a miracle" upon his mother. His mother does recover. Conflict: man vs. himself man vs. man Theme: Growth in self-awareness can effect an understanding on an improvement in family relationships. Title: "Lamb to the Slaughter" Author: Roald Dahl Setting: The Maloney household located in a large city-action occuringn within a day. Characters: Mary Maloney - pregnant wife of patrick Patrick Maloney- - husband Sgt. Moonan - detective Plot: Mary Maloney is a content housewife whose whole life centers around her husband. He arrives home one evening and tells her the he is leaving her. In shock, she begins to prepare a leg of lamb for dinner. When her husband tells her not to bother, she hits him over the head with the frozen leg of lamb. She proceeds to cook the meat and serve it to the detectives who come to investigate her husband's death. Conflict: man vs. man Theme: Things aren't always what they appear to be. Title: "Through the Tunnel" Author: Doris Lessing Setting: at the shore, covering a week's vacation in southern France. Characters: Jerry - a determined, proud eleven year old. Mother - who is determined to be a good mother, because she is a widow. Plot: A boy, Jerry, goes to the beach with his mother everyday. At the bay, after meeting native boys, who swim through an underwater tunnel, Jerry practices holding his breath so that he can accomplish his goal. Conflict: Man vs. himself Man vs. nature Theme: Part of growing up is providing one can accomplish something which might be daring or reckless. Title: "Shaving" Author: Leslie Norris Setting: Springtime, occuring within a day in the sanford household. Characters: Barry- a seventeen year old who wants to be a goodson. Father, who is terminally ill. Plot: The story is told by Barry's point of view. The dying father feels unclean, because he is unshaven. He feels foo physicalls and psychologically when Barry shaves him. Conflict: man vs. himself Theme: With maturity comes resposibility, especially when a traumatic circumstance causes roles to be reversed. Title: "The Interlopers" Author: Saki Setting: In a forest in the Carpethian mountains in Eastern Europe. The land is steeply sloped and tangles with underbrush. It is the winter night and storm winds are blowing. Characters: Ulrich von Gradwitz - landowner Georg Znaeym - trespasser Plot: An old feud between the families of Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym seems certain to end in death as the two men stalk each other within the disputed forest. They come face to face, but before either man can attack, a falling tree pins them both to the ground. In their mutual pain and helplessness, the consider thier quarrel and decide to make peace with each other. They welcome the sounds of an approaching group, only to discover that they have attracted a pack of wolves. Conflict: man vs. man man vs. himself man vs. nature Theme: Sometimes a step towares friendship comes too late to be of any consequence. Poetry Section Title: "Cooney Potter" Author: Edgar Lee Masters Theme: We work ourselves to deat forsaking our family in our pursuit to get ahead materially. MOod: Regret, introspective Irony of situation: Irony is presented in the overall portrait of Cooney Potter striving to better himself and yet failing to enjoy his life for he died before the age of 60. Title: Harlem Author: Langston Hughes Theme: You can't repress aspirations without it leading to violence. Mood: Bitter, angry, frustrated over the plight of the black man. Paradox: A seemingly self-contradictory statement that is true. Title: "The man who spilled light" Author: David Wanoner Theme: People are fearful of the truth. Mood: serious Tone: Ironic Figurative language: "Scraped up the light" "Clouds folded inside out" "Light tied in knots" Summary: Light (truth) is brought into the lives of the dark. Instead of being happy, they appear to prefer being in the dark. Title: "The Road not Taken" Author: Robert Frost Theme: Life is a series of choices and when we are presented with the choices, we select that which we feel is the best for us at that time. Figurative Language: Symbolism: "The two roads represent two courses in life which the speaker must decide upon." Summary: Literally, the poet describes making a decision about which of the two roads to take. Metaphorically, he describes making a major decision about his life. Title: "Those Winter Sundays" Author: Robert Hayden Theme: In retrospect, we appriciate the significance of small acts. Mood: Thoughtful Figurative language: Metaphor: "I'd wake and hear the coald splintering, breaking" "Blue black cold" Title: Walter Simmons Author: Edgar Lee Masters Theme: Sometimes others expect too mcuh of you. Mood: Introspective Alliteration: The repetition of similar or identical sounds at the beginnig of words "Watched and Waited" Title: "The Zoo" Author: Stevie Smith Theme: Caging animals doesn't comply with the laws of nature. Mood: Sad Tone: Angry Figurative Language: Ruby rage, water dusty London town. Summary: A little boy at the zoo is told that the caged lion doesn't like him because he can't eat him. The lion is sad, because he is not free.