'The Day the World Almost Came to an End'~Literature
Author's techniques.....
Use of dialogue Use of Literary devices Use of 1st prrson narrative Use of flashback method
What happened after she spoke to her father
He only made it worst can he said that the world could come to an end at any time causes her to overreact when she heard airplane noises and she ran outside yelling the day is coming to an end but her stopped her and calmed her down
How old is the narrator?
12 years old
Why does rena news trouble the narrator
Because she is not baptized so if the world were to end the narrator would go to hell and she heard the preacher say that hell is a horrible place where people get burnt continuously
Themes....
Childhood innocence Love and Family relationship Attitudes to Religion Parenting
What point of view is the story told from?
First person point of view.
Describe the narrator. ...
Imaginative Naive Bold
Where is the story set?
Louisiana
how did the idea of the day world ending come from?
One day she was playing when her cousin rena came and told her the world was ending this was based on a conversation she overheard and misunderstood about the eclipse and she also read the book of revelations which got her scared as well
Describe the Father....
Practical Understanding Has good a relationship with his daughter.
Literary devuces used
Similie Metaphor Personifucation Adjectives Imagery Use of descriptive details
Religion in the story
This is the central theme in this short story. Plantation life was centered on religion to the extent that even the narrator's father was a deacon in the church.
Describe mother......
Very religious Naive
