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Title:
Forrest, Williams. Plainswoman. The Language of Literature. Ed. Applebee, Arthur, et al.
Evanston, Il.: McDougal Littell, 2002. 8-19. Print.
How does the title relate to the story?
o Literal: The title literally means that the story is about a woman on the Great Plains.
o Figurative: The title figuratively means the story is about a simple (plain) woman dealing
with her fears and challenges.
Purpose: List the focus objectives for this selection (listed in text or stated by teacher)
To learn to identify the elements of a short story.
Point of View (POV):
Who is narrating?
o 3 person limited, because Nora is referred to as a she, but the narrator does not know
what is happening on the roundup, or what Pleny is thinking.
How reliable is the narrator?
o There is no evidence that the narrator is not reliable, or that his/her opinions have
changed the story.
Setting:
Where?
o Somewhere on the Great Plains, on a ranch belonging to Noras husband.
When?
o Around the 1850s to 1860s (when cattle herding was popular)
Duration?
o The story takes place in the span of a day (possibly few days between chopping finger
and bread kneading scene)
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Minor Characters
o Woman with Gun
o Men on the Train
All of the minor characters were in the story to show the contrast between the
society that Nora was brought up in versus her new life out on the Great Plains.
Theme: (point, moral, lesson learned from story which is universal and timeless)
What is the subject/topic of the story?
o Overcoming your fears
What is the theme?
o Adapt or Die
How do you know? What evidence from the story supports your claim about the theme?
Nora is unhappy with her new environment. She doesnt feel better until she adapts to her
new environment and her responsibilities.
What symbols (note the word is plural) appear in the story? State what each symbol
represents. (List as many as there are for the A. Minimum of 5)
Symbol/object = meaning/symbolism