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Questions for Exploring Short Stories Beth Ritter-Guth, Instructor ENG106: LCCC Spring 2008
Mode ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Narrator ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Background ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Characters ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Character and Setting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Characterization? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Action, Speech, Ideas ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Setting ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Plot ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Organization of Plot ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Theme ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Symbols ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Reality and Believability ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Critical Theory ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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