Essay #2: Analysis of Fiction Short Story
PROMPT:
Read “The Escaped Man,” by C.T. Platt, available here: https:
www.booksie.com/499400-escaped
Write a 5 paragraph essay wherein you analyze the short story. Your essay must use the following structure:
· Paragraph 1: What is the story about? Describe the plot of the story. What are the many conflicts in the story? When do the conflicts begin, and at what point do we reach the climax of the story? Does the story have a falling action and resolution?
· Paragraph 2: Analyze the setting of the story. What parts of the story help create tension and a perfect setting for the plot and conflicts in the story? Think about the weather, time of day, lack of music, etc.
· Paragraph 3: Describe the characters of the story. What do we know about them, and what in the story makes us know this? How are the characters developed and revealed (direct vs. indirect characterization)? Who are the “good” and “bad” characters, and how do we know this?
· Paragraphs 4 and 5: The story seems to end in the middle of the climax. Write two paragraphs wherein you create an ending to the story, with a falling action (result of climax) and denouement (resolution of conflict). Both conflicts must be resolved – the conflicts with the setting (rainy day) and conflicts with the two characters.
Using Flashbacks to Grab Reader's Attention. Top of Form
We've discussed the elements of a plot - exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement. We've also discussed tools that we can utilize in order to grab the reader's attention before we begin the story. This includes starting the short story with a flashback - describing events that took place before the story begins.
Using the same story for our next essay (The Escaped Man, by CT Platt), write a paragraph (at least 8 sentences) of a flashback that may be added to the beginning of the story, to grab the reader's attention. Given that the story is about a patient at a psychiatric institution, with a history of murder, and who escaped, some potential flashbacks can include flashbacks of: 1) what he did that led him to be institutionalized, 2) him stealing a car, and 3) him escaping from the mental institution.
The story can be found here: https:
www.booksie.com/499400-escaped
Bottom of Form
Using Flashbacks to Grab Reader's Attention. Top of Form
We've discussed the elements of a plot - exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement. We've also discussed tools that we can utilize in order to grab the reader's attention before we begin the story. This includes starting the short story with a flashback - describing events that took place before the story begins.
Using the same story for our next essay (The Escaped Man, by CT Platt), write a paragraph (at least 8 sentences) of a flashback that may be added to the beginning of the story, to grab the reader's attention. Given that the story is about a patient at a psychiatric institution, with a history of murder, and who escaped, some potential flashbacks can include flashbacks of: 1) what he did that led him to be institutionalized, 2) him stealing a car, and 3) him escaping from the mental institution.
The story can be found here: https:
www.booksie.com/499400-escaped
Bottom of Form
Essay #2: Analysis of Fiction Short Story
PROMPT:
Read “The Escaped Man,” by C.T. Platt, available here: https:
www.booksie.com/499400-escaped
Write a 5 paragraph essay wherein you analyze the short story. Your essay must use the following structure:
· Paragraph 1: What is the story about? Describe the plot of the story. What are the many conflicts in the story? When do the conflicts begin, and at what point do we reach the climax of the story? Does the story have a falling action and resolution?
· Paragraph 2: Analyze the setting of the story. What parts of the story help create tension and a perfect setting for the plot and conflicts in the story? Think about the weather, time of day, lack of music, etc.
· Paragraph 3: Describe the characters of the story. What do we know about them, and what in the story makes us know this? How are the characters developed and revealed (direct vs. indirect characterization)? Who are the “good” and “bad” characters, and how do we know this?
· Paragraphs 4 and 5: The story seems to end in the middle of the climax. Write two paragraphs wherein you create an ending to the story, with a falling action (result of climax) and denouement (resolution of conflict). Both conflicts must be resolved – the conflicts with the setting (rainy day) and conflicts with the two characters.