201 INTRO TO LITERATURE

Prof. Everson

Title? “The Company of Wolves”

The girl burst out laughing; she knew she was nobody's meat. She laughed at him full in the face, she ripped off his shirt for him and flung it into the fire, in the fiery wake of her own discarded clothing.

Author? Angela Carter

Part of plot? Climax, or Falling action

Type of story? Modern fairy tale / gothic

Conflict? Character vs. characteryoung female vs. predatory male

Resolution? She seduces the wolf/man.

Title? “The Ant & the Grasshopper”

“What’s the big hurry?” he asked. “It’s too hot to work so hard. And besides, there’s plenty of grain right here. Come and chat with me."

Author? Aesop

Type of story? Traditional fable

Part of plot? Rising action

Conflict? character vs. character > contrasthardworking planner vs. lazy pleasure seeker

Resolution? Ant has food, grasshopper goes hungry

Title? “Little Red Riding Hood”

Once there was a little village girl, the prettiest that had ever been seen. Her mother doted on her. Her grandmother was even fonder, and made her a little red hood, which became her so well that everywhere she went by the name of Little Red Riding Hood.

Author? Charles Perrault

Type of story? Traditional fairy tale

Part of plot? Exposition

Conflict? Character vs. characterInnocent girl vs. wily wolf

Resolution? Wolf eats girl

Title? “The Ant & the Grasshopper”

Once an a-- and a g-- crossed paths after being out of touch for years. They hadn’t seen each other since graduating from university together. When they met again, the a- was headed for an important meeting at its business headquarters, while …

Author? Geoffrey Grosshans

Type of story? Modern fable

Part of plot? Exposition

Conflict? character vs. character >contrastworker ant vs. rich easy-going grasshopper

Resolution? Both die: ant working, grasshopper having fun

Rhetorical analysis means understanding the ________, _________, and _________.

Questions to ask and answer about the:

author text audience

Author Who is she or he?Why is she or he writing this?What else has she or he written?

Text What kind or type of story is this?When was it written?When was it published?Has the text been changed? How?

Audience Who is the target audience?What do they know about the author & text?What do readers expect from the writer or text?

A ________ character expresses one or two qualities and is easily summarized.

A ________ character is complex and displays internal conflicts found in real people.

A ________ character does not change in the story and the reader doesn’t learn more about her or him.

A ________ character undergoes a substantial change during the story.

static round flat dynamic

flat

round

static

dynamic

Examples of:“Ant & Grasshopper” Aesop Information on: Author: Aesop Text: story / fables Audience: target audience?

“Little Red Riding Hood” Perrault Information on: Author: Perrault Text: story / fairy tales Audience: target readers?

Examples of:

Flat characters?“Ant & Grasshopper” Aesop – ant and grasshopper

Round characters? “Ant & Grasshopper” by Geoffrey Grosshans – ant and grasshopper

“Little Red Riding Hood” Perrault– Little Red Riding Hood and wolf

“The Company of Wolves” by Angela Carter– young woman and wolf-man

Examples of:

Climax?

“Ant & Grasshopper” Aesop grasshopper comes to ant for food

“Little Red Riding Hood” Perraultwolf eats little Red Riding Hood

“Ant & Grasshopper” Grosshansant & grasshopper die

“The Company of Wolves” Carteryoung woman seduces wolf-man

the highest point of action, final struggle.

Which story did you like the most? Why?

Which story did you like the least? Why?“Ant & Grasshopper” Aesop Traditional fable

“Little Red Riding Hood” Charles PerraultTraditional fairy tale

“Ant & Grasshopper” Geoffrey GrosshansModern fable

“The Company of Wolves” Angela CarterModern fairy tale / gothic