The Feather Pillow
What details from the story help the reader predict the outcome of the story
"Then her sobs subsided, and she stood a long while her face hidden in the hollow of his neck, not moving or speaking a word.
What do the doctors find wrong with Alicia
Do not know
With what does Alicia first become ill
Fluz
In the depths of her illness, Alicia imagines she see what
Her husband try to kill her
At the beginning of The Feather Pillow, what gives the young bride "hot and cold shivers"
Honeymoon
What is a Gothic theme that can be found in both The Feather Pillow and A Rose for Emily
House with secret evil
The Feather Pillow and A Rose for Emily both use the Gothic form to show the effects of what
Isolation for women in old-fashioned communities
The tale of Alicia and pillow most closely resembles what legend
Legend about earwigs burrow in people brain
What causes Alicia's death
Little creature
During his wife's illness, it becomes clear that Jordan feels what about his wife
Love his wife deeply
Unlike the Gothic fiction of Faulkner, Poe, or Hawthorne, Quirinal's story is a product of what culture
Product of Latin American culture
What does the feather pillow have to do with Alicia's death
The creature "parsite" sucks her blood
Horacio Quiroga, like Edgar Allan Poe, believed that every word and action in a short story should build to a unified emotional effect. What effect do you think Quiroga was trying to achieve in The Feather Pillow? What aspects of his style show him trying to achieve that effect? How well do you think he achieved the effect and why?
The effect Quiroga wishes to achieve is one of suspense in horror. The way author describe the house and Jordan's repeating footsteps are effective of horror for the audience back to his time.
What does Alicia do during a typical day
Waits Jordan return from Work
How does the author describe Alicia and Jordan's house
White and cold