the Trout" and "The Wager,"
Below is a chart which shows the continuum from Pessimistic to Optimistic and on which you can "gauge" where a character fits at each point in the story.
For each of the stories, "The Trout" and "The Wager," decide where you think each story's main character is at the beginning, the middle and the end of the story. After you decide, put a quote in the appropriate box to support your "optimism gauge." I have done the first box for you as an example. This assignment is worth 25 points – 5 points for each box completed.
"The Wager"
Extreme
Pessimism
Moderate
Pessimism
Neutral
Moderate
Optimism
Extreme
Optimism
Beginning
One of the guests, a jurist, a young man of twenty-five years of age, replied: To live under any conditions is better than not to live at all."
Middle
End
"The Trout"
Extreme
Pessimism
Moderate
Pessimism
Neutral
Moderate
Optimism
Extreme
Optimism
Beginning
Middle
End
did you find the answer because I really need a lot of help with this. It is very hard and I actually do not understand what I am supposed to be trying to achieve here.
I'm doing this now, and i have no idea what to do or what these words are. Its confusing as heck so that's why i skipped this to do something else. If you are in k12, you're gonna get such confusing assignments that will take you months!
"The Wager"
Beginning: "One of the guests, a jurist, a young man of twenty-five years of age, replied: 'To live under any conditions is better than not to live at all.'"
Middle:
End:
"The Trout"
Beginning:
Middle:
End:
To determine where each story's main character is at the beginning, middle, and end of the story, we need to analyze the given quotes and understand the characters' perspectives.
In "The Wager," at the beginning of the story, a young jurist responds: "To live under any conditions is better than not to live at all." This quote suggests a moderate optimism at the beginning, as the character emphasizes the value of life even in difficult circumstances.
For the middle and end of "The Wager," there are no provided quotes to gauge the character's optimism level. Therefore, we cannot determine the character's position on the continuum for these points in the story.
Moving on to "The Trout," we do not have any quotes to gauge the character's optimism level for the beginning, middle, and end of the story. Without explicit information, it is difficult to place the character on the continuum accurately.
In conclusion, while we have a quote to determine the character's optimism level at the beginning of "The Wager," we lack information about the middle and end of both stories, making it impossible to complete the chart fully. To accurately gauge the characters' positions, it would require a deeper analysis of the stories and character development.