2. What are the two parts of a theme?(4 points) Responses plot plot author's opinion author's opinion character character topic topic
The two parts of a theme are the topic and the author's opinion.
1. Topic: The theme's topic refers to the broad subject or idea that the story or piece of literature is exploring. It can be something like love, friendship, justice, or power. The topic sets the overall framework for the theme.
2. Author's Opinion: The author's opinion is the specific viewpoint or perspective that the author has on the topic. It is the message or lesson that the author wants to convey to the readers through the story. The author's opinion provides a deeper understanding of the topic and offers insights or commentary on it.
So it's topic and authors opinion?
Yes, that's correct. The two parts of a theme are the topic and the author's opinion. The topic is the broad subject or idea that the story or piece of literature is exploring, while the author's opinion is the specific viewpoint or perspective that the author has on the topic.
Can you double check for me?
Apologies for any confusion caused. The two parts of a theme are the topic and the message or lesson conveyed by the author. The topic refers to the broad subject or idea that the story or literature is centered around, while the author's opinion is the message or lesson that the author wants to convey regarding that topic.
Read the following excerpt from "Crossroads: A Sad Vaudeville" by Carlos Solórzano and use it to answer questions 3-5.
WOMAN (in a surge of anguish).
Shall I tell him that I’m that woman he’s waiting for? Will he recognize in this old face the unsatisfied longing still in this body of mine? How can I tell him that I need him even more than when I was young, as young as I am in that touched-up photo that he’s looking at?
(In the meantime, the man studies the photograph with fascination. The woman covers her face again with the veil and goes up to the man.)
WOMAN.
Is she very late?
MAN (his back turned).
Of course…
WOMAN.
It would hurt you a great deal if she wouldn’t come!
MAN (turning forcefully).
She has to come.
WOMAN.
Nevertheless, you must realize that perhaps she’s afraid to reveal herself, that maybe she’s waiting for you to discover her.
MAN.
I don’t understand.
WOMAN (very close to the man).
I have a friend… who always lived alone, thinking nevertheless that the best thing for her was to get together with someone.
(She pauses. The man listens to her, interested.)
She was ugly, very ugly, perhaps that was why she dreamed of a man instead of looking for him. She liked to have her pictures taken. She had the photographs touched up, so that the picture turned out to be hers, but at the same time it was someone else’s. She used to write to young men, sending them her photograph. She called them close to her house, with loving words… When they arrived, she’d wait behind the windows; she wouldn’t let herself be seen…
MAN.
Why are you telling me all this?
WOMAN (without hearing).
She’d see them. She knew that they were there on account of her. Each day, a different one. She accumulated many memories, the faces, the bodies of those strong men who had waited for her.
MAN.
How absurd! I think…
WOMAN.
You’re also strong and young.
MAN (confused).
Yes, but…
WOMAN.
And today she’s one day older than yesterday.
Question 1
3. What is the relationship between the characters?(3 points)
Responses
The man and woman are brother and sister. She went with him as moral support to meet up with a woman to whom he's been writing letters.
The man and woman are brother and sister. She went with him as moral support to meet up with a woman to whom he's been writing letters.
The man and woman are meeting on a blind date. However, she has lied about her appearance by sending him a photoshopped picture.
The man and woman are meeting on a blind date. However, she has lied about her appearance by sending him a photoshopped picture.
The man and woman are in a relationship. They are planning to get married soon, but are arguing about the photographer.
The man and woman are in a relationship. They are planning to get married soon, but are arguing about the photographer.
Question 2
4. Which of these things creates dramatic irony in the passage?(3 points)
Responses
The man listens interestedly to the woman's story, but he is confused when she says he is strong and young.
The man listens interestedly to the woman's story, but he is confused when she says he is strong and young.
The man is obsessed with the photograph, spending more time looking at it than looking around for the woman he's supposed to meet.
The man is obsessed with the photograph, spending more time looking at it than looking around for the woman he's supposed to meet.
The woman asks herself (so that only the audience can hear) if she should tell the man she is the one he's waiting for.
The woman asks herself (so that only the audience can hear) if she should tell the man she is the one he's waiting for.
Question 3
5. What is the woman's motivation in the passage?(3 points)
Responses
She hates men and wants them all to feel as ugly as she feels about herself.
She hates men and wants them all to feel as ugly as she feels about herself.
The man was mean to her when they were younger, so she wanted to play a trick on him.
The man was mean to her when they were younger, so she wanted to play a trick on him.
Tricking young men into falling in love with her makes her feel desirable.
Tricking young men into falling in love with her makes her feel desirable.
She is dying and needs to find a husband so that someone will inherit her money.
The relationship between the characters in the passage is that they are meeting on a blind date. However, the woman has lied about her appearance by sending him a photoshopped picture.
The dramatic irony in the passage is that the man is obsessed with the photograph, spending more time looking at it than looking around for the woman he's supposed to meet.
The woman's motivation in the passage seems to be that tricking young men into falling in love with her makes her feel desirable.
Which of these things creates dramatic irony in the passage?
Responses
A. The man listens interestedly to the woman's story, but he is confused when she says he is strong and young.
B. The man is obsessed with the photograph, spending more time looking at it than looking around for the woman he's supposed to meet.
C. The woman asks herself (so that only the audience can hear) if she should tell the man she is the one he's waiting for.