H5 14-1 Literature short stories

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

H5

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Resolution

Climax

Initial action

Falling action

Exposition

Rising action

The Man from the South

Introduction / Exposition

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Initial action

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The Man from the South

Introduction / Exposition

Narrator sits by the pool (drinking a beer, smoking a cigarette), observing some young men and women playing in the pool. 

Initial action

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The Man from the South

Introduction / Exposition

Narrator sits by the pool (drinking a beer, smoking a cigarette), observing some young men and women playing in the pool. 

Initial action

A South-American man enters the scene and strikes up a conversation with the narrator.

The Man from the South

Rising action

• A young American man joins them, and the South-American men bets him his Cadillac that he cannot light his lighter ten times in a row.​
• The terms of the bet are established​
• They go up to the room of the South-American man, who sends the maid for some supplies. 

Climax

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The Man from the South

Climax

 The old man ties the American boy's hand to the table. The boy lights the lighter eight times, and is then interrupted by the entrance of a woman. 

Falling action

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The Man from the South

Climax

 The old man ties the American boy's hand to the table. The boy lights the lighter eight times, and is then interrupted by the entrance of a woman. 

Falling action

The woman prevents the men from completing the game and tells them the old man has nothing to bet with, calling everything off. 

The Man from the South

Resolution

• It is revealed that the old man has nothing to bet with because she won it all from him, over some period of time. ​
• It is revealed that this has cost her some fingers.​
• It is revealed that the old man has mental problems and that the woman has taken him out of their country to avoid institutionalization. 

What theme do you think fits "The Man from the South" best?

1. Trust
2. Greed
3. Taking risks
4. Misleading appearances

The Landlady

What was strange about the landlady when she opened the door?

How many other guests were there before Billy?

1. 1
2. 3
3. 2
4. 4

What was strange about the animals?

The Sniper

What is the setting of this story?
Give as much detail as possible.

What is the ironic twist at the end?
Explain your answer fully.

Now

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