This document provides context and analysis for the short story "Monkey's Christmas Tree" written by Cynthia M. Parkhill. It describes the story as being told from the perspective of a cat named Monkey and focusing on his experience of a human Christmas tradition. The author aims to convey what the holiday means to Monkey and how he communicates through body language rather than spoken language. She also analyzes her own experience writing from the perspective of a non-human character and explores some of the themes in the story.
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Literary Devices and Terms
Literary devices are specific language techniques which writers use to create text
that is clear, interesting, and memorable.
Alliteration - repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words or within words;
used to establish mood and rhythm in a story; true alliteration has three words
beginning with the same sound (two words beginning with the same sound would
be called alliterative)
Examples: bucking bronco; miserable morning; Bed, Bath, and Beyond
Allusion - a reference in one story to a well-known character or event from another
story, history, or place
Examples: the rise of the baseball team from last place to first was a real
Cinderella story; at times teachers need the wisdom of Solomon to make
decisions
Ambiguity - when a single event or expression can mean two different things to two
different people
Example: When it is announced that another baby is on the way, Father remarks,
“That could create some problems.” He means problems with money, but his
young son thinks, “You’re right, dad! I don’t want to share my room and toys
with anybody!”
Analogy - comparing one thing to another very different thing in order to explain it
better
Examples: a school is like a garden, where children are lovingly raised and
cared for; the rabbit shot from its hole like a rocket; the confetti fell like snow in
a blizzard as the parade passed through the city streets (these three analogies are
all written as similes)
Aphorism - a brief statement expressing some truth as shown is a story; it can be a
moral, or proverb, or maxim.
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Examples: Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.
Everyone is afraid of something.
Don’t make a big fuss if someone isn’t like us.
Atmosphere - mood or feeling developed through descriptions of the setting and
senses (how things feel, taste, smell, sound, look)
Example: Camping in those woods, time went slow. The thick forest air just sat
on you, hot and wet like a wool blanket, while mosquitoes droned in your ears
and stung you on the back where you could never quite reach to smack them.
Caricature - exaggeration or distortion of a physical trait or behavior, to make a
character appear comic or ridiculous
Example: her nose was needle sharp, with nostrils as small and black as a
mouse’s eyes
Character - a person or player (it can also be an animal, an imaginary creature) in a
story; character can also be used as a word meaning “personal traits,” as in
“Write a paragraph about the character of the Big Bad Wolf.”
Circular Story - a story which begins and ends at the same place, usually following
a character through different adventures or events; although the character arrives
back where he/she started, he or she should now have a different perspective or
feeling based upon experiences
Example: A poor farmer tra ...
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7. Monkey wakes to cold air and noise as the humans bring a tree inside the house. He remembers that humans do this when the hours of daylight grow short.
12. They just have to be sneaky about it.
Even when something is obviously meant for them.
13. “Monkey’s Christmas Tree”
(Notes by Cynthia M. Parkhill for Cuesta College ECE 234, Children’s Literature, December 2014)
If I had to name a genre for “Monkey’s Christmas Tree,” it would be realistic fiction with a non-human protagonist.
When I wrote “Monkey’s Christmas Tree,” I tried to filter a human holiday tradition through a cat’s understanding. Moreover, I tried to express the feelings and experiences of a specific cat, so this story could be a fictional memoir -- again from the perspective of the cat.
Monkey doesn’t magically talk to humans; he communicates through body language that I’ve observed through a lifetime of sharing a home with cats. (This concept was much more fully developed in the original work of short- fiction, which you can read at http://cynthiaparkhill.blogspot.com/2012/12/ original-fiction-monkeys-christmas-tree.html).
Aside from his name, the speaking noises humans make mean very little to Monkey. Instead, Monkey relies on scent to inform him about his surroundings.
The real-life cat, on whom this story is based, didn’t just sniff the clogs of a human visitor; he luxuriously rubbed against them.
14. Was he trying to “overwrite” the lingering scent of the human’s cats back home? Was he posting a reply greeting on a scent-based bulletin board? Or was he doing something altogether else?
Writing Monkey’s story also allowed me the chance to explore idiosyncrasies of human behavior. I am an autistic woman in a world organized along neurotypical rules, many of which are never explicitly stated.
Sometimes human behavior runs counter to stated rules, and I have to be a “social detective” to find out what the “real” rule is.
I could absolutely relate to what seemed, to me, a perfectly logical conclusion: a low-hanging Christmas ornament was obviously intended for Monkey because it was placed in his reach. For a human to then interfere with his conquest sends an inconsistent message.
Assigned to create a picture book for my children’s literature class, I chose “Monkey’s Christmas Tree” because I believed that the story, which focuses on a cat, would appeal to young readers. I work part-time as Library Assistant at an elementary school, and books about animals, both informational and literary, enjoy regular use.
15. This picture-book adaptation intends to convey through illustration what was originally communicated in words. My hope is that readers can understand story elements when I rely upon pictures alone.
I chose stark black ink against white paper with a splash of green color, primarily because I was working with media that were readily available. But I have always been particularly attracted to the graphic-novel approach. So I convey Monkey’s impressions of human voices through speaking balloons. His name is rendered in readable text, but everything else consists of dashes. The humans produce sounds, but those sounds hold no relevant meaning.
Ultimately, my hope is that readers would be able to relate to this character. Consistency creates a “safe” environment for a child, and Monkey models the importance of consistency.
Cynthia M. Parkhill December 2014