Lesson 39

Today’s Agenda

1. Finish up “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin• irony•plot•conflict• Imagery•Quiz

• OBJECTIVE: • Students will identify examples of imagery, irony, and conflict in

“The Story of an Hour” and supply textual evidence.

CHECK HOMEWORK

18 points ~13 questions~3 examples of IRONY~2 examples of CONFLICT

WHY DID LOUISE DIE?

A Really Silly Video

IRONY

• SITUATIONAL• “Someone was opening the front door with a latchkey. It was Brently Mallard who

entered…”• Neither the reader nor Mrs. Mallard knows that Mr. Mallard is actually alive; Mrs.

Mallard had just begun to look forward to leading a long life and then she dies..

• VERBAL• “Free! Body and soul free!”

• After learning her husband died, we would not expect her to respond with these words.

• DRAMATIC• She died of “a joy that kills.”• The reader knows that she was HAPPY that her husband was dead. She was not so

happy to see him walk through the door. There was no joy present.

SITUATIONAL

VERBAL DRAMATIC

CONFLICT

• INTERNAL CONFLICT• “…she was striving to beat it back with her will…”• Mrs. Mallard was fighting against the feeling of relief that was

taking her over. She knew she should not feel relieved that her husband was dead and she tried to keep that feeling away.

• EXTERNAL CONFLICT• Mrs. Mallard v. Institution of Marriage

INTERNAL EXTERNAL

POINT OF VIEW

1st Person Point of View• 1st person pronouns• Character in the story• Learn character’s

thoughts and feelings• May be unreliable

The truth was, I was sorry not to have started school the year before. In my innocence I had imagined going to school meant certain privileges worthy of all my brothers’ and sister’s complaints.

3rd Person Limited• 3rd person

pronouns• Told from one

character’s viewpoint/learn only that character’s thoughts and feelings

• Sally had dreamed that the tiny Daniel, who lay in her arms at this moment, had turned into a burning torch that set all of Avon aflame. The old woman, a dream prophet, had then said that a terrible end would come to Avon if the baby were allowed to live.

3rd Person Omniscient• All-knowing• Can enter the minds

of the characters• Can describe what all

characters are thinking and feeling

• Colleen gazed longingly out the window, noticing the blue sky and bright sun. She sighed wistfully -- a perfect day out. Next to her, Michael fidgeted in his seat feeling restless. He wondered how time could move so slowly.

3rd Person Objective• Never enters a

character’s mind• Records only what is

seen and heard• Allows inferences to

be made by the readers

• It was a record-breaking snowfall. The wind gusts blew violently, swirling the snow around and making visibility nearly impossible. A red car slowly inched out of the driveway and proceeded down the road.

1. Charlie likes Sam but just wants her to be happy, so he keeps quiet. Sam wonders why Charlie just won’t ask her out.

2. TRUE! nervous, very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why WILL you say that I am mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily, how calmly, I can tell you the whole story.

3. John laughed hollowly. “You’re joking,” he said. The neon light flickered on his face, turning it a ghastly yellow.Veronica shook her head slowly. Her fingers were busy shredding her tear-stained paper tissue. “I’m not joking. It’s all true.”John stood up and banged his fist against the wall, hard, once. He was shaking his head in disbelief. “I’ll have to leave now,” he said, his voice terse.

4. Marshall won the bet, and now he gets to slap Barney three times. Marshall decides not to slap Barney right away but to make him suffer in fear and anxiety for awhile. Eventually, Marshall slaps Barney after his awful one-man play.

Review: Point of View (1st, 3rd objective, 3rd limited, or 3rd omniscient)

POINT OF VIEW PRACTICE

1. 1st person:1. Mrs. Mallard’s

reaction when she finds out her husband is dead.

2. Mrs. Mallard’s reaction when she learns he is alive

2. 3rd person from her husband’s point of view

QUIZ!

Journal #2 Imagery

• How does Chopin’s use of IMAGERY contribute to your understanding of Mrs. Mallard’s character and situation? Did the IMAGERY make you more or less sympathetic toward her? Explain, citing specific lines from the story that influenced your response.

PLOT DIAGRAM