Identify how Shirley Jackson uses the elements of story for Monday (Oct. 18):

Setting: Where does the story take place? When? What are the details of this place?
Characters: Are the characters fully develpoed and three-dimensional or are they static? What kinds of characters are they?
Point of View/ Narrator: Who is narrating the story? How would it be different if one of the characters narrated the story?
Plot/ Conflict: What is the structure of this story? Are there sections? What is the arc of the narrative?
Language/ Diction: What kinds of words does Jackson use to tell her story?
Detail: How does the detail work in this story. Where does Jackson use the most detail?
Symbols: What symbols are used in this story?
Irony: Identify where Jackson uses irony in this story.