The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst Short Story Unit Mrs. Demos 2008.
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The Scarlet Ibisby James Hurst
Short Story UnitMrs. Demos
2008
About the AuthorJames Hurst
• Born in 1922• Lived on a farm in North Carolina• At one point he wanted to be an opera singer• Become a banker and wrote stories
The Scarlet IbisShort Story
Exposition:Setting: a cotton farm in the deep south between
1912 and 1918.Characters: Narrator (Brother) and Doodle
Mother and Father and Aunt Nicey
Conflict: You tell me after you read the story.
What is a Scarlet Ibis?
• Range: Central America and North South America• Habitat: Tropical Regions and Rainforests• Diet: insects, fish, meat and fruits• Not Endangered
Literary Terms
• Symbol: An object, a person, a place, or an experience that represents something else, usually something abstract.
• Theme: The main idea or message of a literary work.
• Stated Theme:expressed directly and explicitly• Implied Theme: revealed gradually
Literary Terms continued
• Point of View: Relationship of the narrator to the story.
• First person point of view: narrator is a character in the story. Personal pronoun “I”
• Third person limited: narrator reveals the thoughts, feelings, and observations of only one character as “he” or “she”
• Third person omniscient: all knowing point of view. Narrator not a character in the story. Knows everything about the characters and events
Vocabulary
1. Careen (V): to tilt or sway while moving, as if out of control.
2. Serene (adj): calm, peaceful, and undisturbed3. Infallibility (N): the state of being incapable
of making an error4. Blighted (adj): damaged or spoiled
Vocabulary
1. Doggedness (N): steady persistence; stubbornness
2. Reiterated (V): to say or do again; repeat 3. Precariously (adv): dangerously; insecurely
Think and Write
• Answer the following question.
• Have you ever wanted something very badly only to be disappointed when you got your wish? How did you react to the disappointment?