1. What scenes, moments, descriptive passages, phrases, or word stand out in your reading of the story?
Ans: The scene of which is after the neclear war. And the moment when the machine animals pop out and start cleaning then disappear. And the moment when the house gets on fire.
2. Did a particular image make you feel happy, or frightened, or disturbed, or angry? Why?
Ans: I felt frightened when the house got on a fire. And I felt the loneliness in the house.
3. Which of your five senses did this image appeal to? What do you associate with this image, and why? What do you think the author wants you to feel about a certain image?
Ans: Sound. The house is so calm. And the house keep doing the work for the family but no one is there to response and the house keep talking alone. I think the author tried to distinctly show the loneliness.
4. How do you think your reactions to the imagery in the story contribute to the overall meaning of the story?
Ans: By distinctly showing the loneliness in the house. It adds more and more conflict. And this contribute to the atmosphere outside the house after the nuclear war.
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Point of View
1. What point of view does the story use? Is the story told from a first-person perspective, in which the narrator is one of the characters in the story, and refers to himself or herself as "I"? Or is the story told from a third-person perspective, in which the narrator is not one of the characters in the story or may not participate in the events of the story?
Ans: Third-person.
2. What are the advantages of the chosen point of view? Does it furnish any clues as to the purpose of the story?
Ans: There is no choice but to use third-person because the main character is a house and the house can't express it's feeling.
3. Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Does he/she have a limited knowledge or understanding of characters and events in the story? Does the narrator know almost everything about one character or every character, including inner thoughts?
Ans: Yes, reliable. House is always the same no matter what. And so it doesn't have inner thoughts.
4. Does the author use point of view primarily to reveal or conceal? Does he ever unfairly withhold important information known to the focal character?
Ans: He doesn't say much about the dead family. And he just tells what is going on but doesn't tell the meaning of it.
Ans: Third-person.
2. What are the advantages of the chosen point of view? Does it furnish any clues as to the purpose of the story?
Ans: There is no choice but to use third-person because the main character is a house and the house can't express it's feeling.
3. Is the narrator reliable or unreliable? Does he/she have a limited knowledge or understanding of characters and events in the story? Does the narrator know almost everything about one character or every character, including inner thoughts?
Ans: Yes, reliable. House is always the same no matter what. And so it doesn't have inner thoughts.
4. Does the author use point of view primarily to reveal or conceal? Does he ever unfairly withhold important information known to the focal character?
Ans: He doesn't say much about the dead family. And he just tells what is going on but doesn't tell the meaning of it.
Characters
1. Who is/are the main character(s) in the story? What does the main character look like?
Ans: This story is an unusual story in that it contains no human characters. However, because of its anthropomorphic characteristics-its ability to act on its own-the house itself is a character.
2. Describe the main character's situation. Where does he/she live? Does he/she live alone or with others? What does the main character do for a living, or is he/she dependent on others for support?
Ans: The main character, 'house' is programmed and computerized. The house do all the work by the system. It makes food, cleans and announce etc.
3. What are some of the chief characteristics (personality traits) of the character? How are these characteristics revealed in the story? How does the main character interact with other characters? Note the degree of complexity of his/her behavior, thought, and feelings; their appearances, their habits, mannerisms, speech, attitudes and values. What is the main character's attitude towards his/her life? Is he/she happy or sad, content or discontented? why?
Ans: The house's characteristic is organized but everything is within the formula.
4. What sort of conflict is the character facing? How is this conflict revealed? Is it resolved? If so, how?
Ans: I think it is internal conflct. The house is facing the problem because it doesn't recognize that there are no one to respond since everyone was dead. The conflict occurs here and I think it shows loneliness in the house.
5. Is any character a developing character? If so, is his change a large or a small one? Is it a plausible change for him? Is he sufficiently motivated? Is the change given sufficient time?
Ans: The house at first just go one without nothing even if there is no response. But later eventually it gets on fire as if it also know it is not needed anymore.
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Plot
1. What is the story about? What are the main events in the story, and how are they related to each other?
Ans. The story is about what would happen in the future when the science technique developed. Actually the story is about the happenings at house of using robots and monitored system.
2. Are the main events of the story arranged chronologically, or are they arranged in another way?
Ans. Yeah it is chronologically arranged.
3. How is the story narrated? Are flashbacks, summaries, stories within the story used?
Ans. The author uses no specific tone, just a simple fairy take like narrative.
4. Is the plot fast-paced or slow-paced?
Ans. It is slow-paced.
5. How do the thoughts, behaviors, and actions of characters move the plot forward?
Ans. As they live their daily lives.
6. What are the conflicts in the plot? Are they physical, intellectual, moral or emotional? Are they resolved? How are they resolved? Is the main conflict between good and evil sharply differentiated, or is it more subtle and complex? Ans. The house lives on despite the lack of life and is constantly battling nature. It is an external conflict (man versus nature). The house represents man because it was created by man; the tree represents nature because it begins a fire that fights man. And the house starts losing the battle against nature and soon burns down.
7. What is the climax of the story and at what point in the story does the climax occur?
Ans. Attic explodes. (The controls to the house have been blown out.)
8. Does the plot have unity? Are all the episodes relevant to the total meaning or effect of the story? Does each incident and lead naturally to the next? Ans. Yes it is about the people with the nature. We have to save our environment.
9. What use does the story make of chance and coincidence? Are these occurrences used to initiate, to complicate, or to resolve the story? How improbable are they?
Ans. Resolve the conflict between man and nature.
Ans. The story is about what would happen in the future when the science technique developed. Actually the story is about the happenings at house of using robots and monitored system.
2. Are the main events of the story arranged chronologically, or are they arranged in another way?
Ans. Yeah it is chronologically arranged.
3. How is the story narrated? Are flashbacks, summaries, stories within the story used?
Ans. The author uses no specific tone, just a simple fairy take like narrative.
4. Is the plot fast-paced or slow-paced?
Ans. It is slow-paced.
5. How do the thoughts, behaviors, and actions of characters move the plot forward?
Ans. As they live their daily lives.
6. What are the conflicts in the plot? Are they physical, intellectual, moral or emotional? Are they resolved? How are they resolved? Is the main conflict between good and evil sharply differentiated, or is it more subtle and complex? Ans. The house lives on despite the lack of life and is constantly battling nature. It is an external conflict (man versus nature). The house represents man because it was created by man; the tree represents nature because it begins a fire that fights man. And the house starts losing the battle against nature and soon burns down.
7. What is the climax of the story and at what point in the story does the climax occur?
Ans. Attic explodes. (The controls to the house have been blown out.)
8. Does the plot have unity? Are all the episodes relevant to the total meaning or effect of the story? Does each incident and lead naturally to the next? Ans. Yes it is about the people with the nature. We have to save our environment.
9. What use does the story make of chance and coincidence? Are these occurrences used to initiate, to complicate, or to resolve the story? How improbable are they?
Ans. Resolve the conflict between man and nature.
2013년 2월 20일 수요일
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