Short+Stories+I

You should be able to examine the point of view of each story. You should also be able to explain the role of irony in each.

"Officer Friendly" by Lewis Robinson "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin "The Killers" by Ernest Hemingway

Questions for "The Killers"

What is your take on Ole Anderson? Why is he accepting his fate?

What does one see when Ole Anderson is beginning discussed?

Why do you think “Bright Boy” is used so often?

What is your thoughts about the Lunch Counter?

What are you thoughts about the story, weird, blunt, unusual?

If you were Ole Anderson how would you act after hearing the news?

What are your thoughts between the dialogue of Nick and Sam during the Lunch time?

How do you feel about the Killers and their conversation?

What do you think about the “killers” attitudes when they first come into the lunch-room?

What type of thing do you think Ole Anderson did to the “killers” friend?

What would you have done if you were tied up when the “killers” were talking about killing Ole Anderson?

How do you think Ole Anderson feels about what he did?

Why do you think Hemmingway called the short story The Killers?