Intro to Short Fiction

Readers experience various perspectives that can create a more complex understanding of events.

Readers are given definitive conclusions about the morality of characters’ actions.

Readers are guided toward confusion due to inconsistent storytelling techniques.

Readers receive consistent opinions that lead to a singular interpretation of events.

Person vs. self

Person vs. nature

Person vs. society

Person vs. person

Nonlinear

Linear

Stream of consciousness

Unreliable narrator

INCORRECT. It emphasizes recurring motifs through parallelism found in both framing and inner stories.

INCORRECT. It focalizes specific motifs by relegating them exclusively to certain parts of either narrative layer.

INCORRECT. It allows for direct comparisons between motifs presented in different layers enhancing thematic contrast.

CORRECT. It complicates layers of meaning, requiring discernment between primary and secondary narratives’ influences on motifs.

Person vs. self

Person vs. nature

Person vs. person

Person vs. society

The Southern dialect spoken by characters reinforces regional identity but not plot progression.

Landmarks such as rivers serve merely as symbolic elements without influencing character actions or decisions directly on their quest.

The heat accentuates Addie Bundren's decaying body but is not central to shaping events or relationships.

The remoteness adds challenges to the Bundren family's journey, creating tension within their dynamic.

Dramatic situation often involves the rising and/or falling fortunes of a main character or set of characters.

Dramatic situation does nothing for a story.

Dramatic situation is apart of dialogue.

Dramatic situation is a type of structure.

Hyperbole

Onomatopoeia

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Characters exploring the impact of technological advancements on daily life.

Characters navigating the challenges of a post-industrial society.

Characters examining the effects of environmental degradation on human existence.

Characters grappling with disillusionment after witnessing global conflict firsthand might symbolize widespread existential doubt prevalent among citizens at that time.

It can imply that arranged marriages were uncommon and frowned upon in society.

It may highlight the social and economic pressures on women to marry.

It could indicate that love was the primary reason for marriage during that time.

It might suggest that marriages were typically based on mutual interests and hobbies.