This document provides a summary of the themes, setting, and characters of the story "Stingers" by Graham Downs. The main themes are parenting and parental abuse, bullying and its effects, friendship, courage, and fear. The story takes place in the community where the protagonist James Clarke lives, at his and other character's homes, and at their school and hospital. It uses third person narration and follows James Clarke and other characters like the Taylor brothers, Olivia Johnson, and several teachers and parents.

1. Stingers
By Graham Downs

2. Themes
⦿ Parenting and parental abuse
⦿ Bullying (and the effects)
⦿ Friendship
⦿ Courage
⦿ Fear

3. Setting
⦿ Community in which James Clarke
(protagonist) lives.
⦿ Taylor and Clarke’s homes, at their
school and hospital.

4. Narrator
⦿ Third person narration.
⦿ Characters:
⦿ James Clarke, Mrs Clarke,
⦿ Harry and Bill Taylor
⦿ Olivia Johnson and Mrs Johnson
⦿ Mr Jack Evans and Mrs Emily Evans
⦿ Mr Ted Wilson
⦿ Mrs Cox
⦿ Mr Davies