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total 13/16 Short Stories - Literary DevisesTitle: __The Portable Phonograph__
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Point of View: limited omniscient

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Protagonist: Dr. Jenkins <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> What type of character is the Protagonist? Round and dynamic.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Antagonist: Society, the past (the war), himself (trying to hold on to his humanity). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Describe the setting: In the future, after a devastating world war. It is a winter evening in a dugout in the bank of a creek.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Type of Conflict: External- man vs. society, internal- man vs. himself.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Describe the main conflict: The main conflict is when the characters are trying to cope with the little things they had preserved.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Describe the Climax of the Story: The climax is near the end, when Dr. Jenkins feels as if he and his possessions were unsafe and being watched.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? At the beginning of the story, Dr. Jenkins is trustworthy and generous. At the end of the story, when he hears the cough outside of his dug-out, he becomes protective of his few possessions and untrusting.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Describe the relationship between the title and the theme: The title 'The Portable Phonograph' relates to the theme because in the story, the characters appreciate the music so much because it is the last thing they have to hold on to their own humanity and past life.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The main conflict is when the characters are trying to cope with the harsh environment that they had been presented with. This relates to the theme because it shows that humans are willing to do anything to protect the little things that they love most. It brings out the best and worst of humanty.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? The climax is near the end, when Dr. Jenkins hears feels as if he and his possessions were unsafe and being watched. He becomes protective. This illustrates the theme because he gets so protective of the little things he has, and he is willing to do anything to protect those things that keep his conected to his humanity. Again, it brings out the best and worst of humanity.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Simile: "He was like a prehistoric priest performing a fateful ceremonial rite."

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Metaphor: "They were the scars of gigantic bombs."

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Personification: "...The expansive blizzards paraded over the vast open..." <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Symbol: The phonograph was a symbol of the men's humanity. Another symbol was the lead pipe, it symbolized mistrust. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Foreshadowing: When the musician left without saying "thank you" to Dr. Jenkins, it foreshadowed when the musician came back later to steal the phonograph and the records. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Irony: "In all the men __except the musician__, there occurred rapid sequences of tragically heightened recollection. He heard nothing but what was there." This is ironic because when they were listening to the music, the //musician// was the //only// one who couldn't connect to his past life. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Imagery: "The red sunset, with narrow, black cloud strips like threats across it, lay on the curved horizon of the prairie."

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. The story brings out the best and worst traits of humanity. When Dr. Jenkins lets the others listen to the phonograph, he is doing it for their enjoyment and so they can remember their humanity. That is an example of on o the best traits of humanity, generousity. At the end of the story, when the musician comes to steal the phonograph, he is doing it for his own good and greed. That brings of the worst of humanity. At the same time, Dr. Jenkins is ready to protect his possessions. That shows a good side of humanity, that he will, at any cost, protect his most special things and at the same time, it shows a bad side of humanity because he is willing to kill for it.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4 QUESTIONS FROM THE STORY: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. The story is set in a dugout in the bank of a creek. It is evening/night time in the winter after a devastating, apocolyptic war. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. The purpose of the men's meeting was to remember their humanity through music and liturature. The author compared the unwrapping of the books to ceremonial rite because, to the men, the books were sacred. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. The books that were saved were very special to Dr. Jenkins because they all illustrated important parts of humanity. There were no recent works of fiction because Dr. Jenkins was an old man and the older books were part of his earlier life. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. a) When Dr. Jenkins grabs the lead pipe, he is suddenly overcome with a protective instinct because he felt that he and his possessions were unsafe. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">b) I think that the musician will invade into Dr. Jenkins dugout and try to steal the phonograph. He will attack Dr. Jenkins but will be quickly stopped by his own insticts, knowing the great generosity the old man had, letting them listen to the phonograph. Even though the musician almost killed Dr. Jenkins, he will forgive him.

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