Fear Unit - Parker
In 'House taken over', What is the relationship like between the main characters? How might the daily life at the house contribute to their relationship?
They are close and they work together and are always there for each other through the invasion.
In 'House taken over', What can you infer about the family from the descriptions of the house in the first two paragraphs?
They are very rich and there house is huge
In 'House taken over', What do the narrator and his sister do in their daily lives? What is their routine?
They clean the house together and then the sister knits and the brother reads.
In ' Fall of the House of Usher', what forms of artistic expression does Usher share with the narrator?
shows him the paintings in his house are gloomy and dark
In ' Fall of the House of Usher', what confession does Usher make to the narrator during the final storm?
that he buried Madeline alive
In ' Fall of the House of Usher', what flaw in the front of the house does the narrator observe?
the big crack
In 'House Taken Over', what is the source of the siblings income?
the farm
In 'Where is Here', how do the rooms of the house seem changed after the stranger's visit?
the imagery is darker
In 'House taken over', Who—or what—do you think the narrator and his sister mean by "they"?
the invaders
In ' Fall of the House of Usher', what does the narrator learn about the relationship between Usher and Madeline after her death?
they are twins
In 'House Taken Over', what decision do Irene and the narrator make when they realize the back part of the house has been taken over?
they have to leave the house for good
In 'House Taken Over', what happened to the brother and sister at the end of the story?
they have to live on the streets
In 'House taken over', What did the brother mean when he said he "didn't have the heart" to ask Irene what she planned to do with the sweaters? What does this suggest about how he feels about her hobby?
He does not want to make her feel bad about her hobby, but he feels that it is completely useless.
In 'Where is Here', why has the stranger come to visit the house?
It was his childhood home and he wants to come visit it
In 'House taken over', Describe Irene's reaction to the "take over" midway through the text. How does this alter how you interpret the story?
She was very calm about it but she was also very scared. This makes me feel like the invasions are a normal thing and they are used to running from it.
In 'House taken over', What elements of the gothic novel are utilized in this story?
Super Natural; the invasion could have been a demon. Suspense; through the whole story there was suspense. Family secrets; it was a family house and they probably knew about the invader before.
In 'House taken over', What do the siblings do with the key? How is this symbolic?
They throw it down the sewer. This symbolizes how scared they were.
In 'House taken over', What theme is Cortázar trying to convey in the story?
To stick together as a family.
In 'House taken over', How is the behavior the siblings exhibit during sleep different from their behavior while awake? What does this difference suggest about their true reactions to the invasion of the house?
When they are awake they are loud because they don't like silence, but when they are sleeping they love silence and are silent. This suggest that they are scared of the invasion.
In 'House taken over', When did you first think that something strange was going on?
When they heard a noise and blocked off that part of the house and moved on.
In 'House Taken Over', how do Irene and the narrator occupy their time?
by knitting and reading
What emotion do we feel after fear?
confidence
In 'Where is Here', how does the stranger react when the father tells him that the visit is over?
he cries and trembles then he begs to go to the basement
In ' Fall of the House of Usher', why does the narrator go to visit Usher?
he got a letter from Usher
In 'Why do some brains enjoy fear', What happened to Baby Albert?
he was fear conditioned meaning he was forced/ made scared of white rabbits
In 'House taken over', Why do you think the author never makes clear who "they" are?
it is up to the reader to decide who the invaders are
In 'House Taken Over', what is the house like that the narrator and his sister live in?
it is very big
In 'Where is Here', what are the initial suspicions that the mother has about the stranger?
murder, robber, mentally disturbed
In 'Why do some brains enjoy fear', According to Dr. Kerr how are our bodies affected by things that scare us?
our bodies release dopamine
In 'Why do some brains enjoy fear', what crucial information do we need to have in order to enjoy a scary situation?
we have to be in a safe environment
How can our brains enjoy fear?
when we are in a safe environment
