“Goblin Market” and “The Bloody Chamber”.
Compare and contrast essay on the two stories What are the conflicts in the plot? Are they physical, intellectual, moral or emotional? Are they resolved? If so, how? What is the climax of the story and at what point in the story does the climax occur? Setting How does the setting affect the characters in the story? Does their environment give them freedom, satisfaction, or enjoyment, or it make them feel trapped, dissatisfied, or unhappy? Why? Characters What are some of the chief personality traits of the main character(s)? What is their attitude towards their life? Why? At the end of the story, is the main character different from how he/she was at the beginning of the story? In what way has the character changed? What has caused this change? Imagery [Images are created by words that appeal to the reader’s five senses. Writers use concrete images to go beyond physical description to express feelings and states of mind.] What scenes, descriptive passages, phrases or words stand out in your reading of the story? How did a particular image make you feel? Which of your five senses did it appeal to? What do you think the author wants you to feel about the image? How does the imagery contribute to the overall meaning of the story? Symbolism [A symbol is an image of an event or a physical object used to represent something non-physical such as an idea, a value, or an emotion. One symbol may suggest more than one meaning.] Are there any objects which seem to have a symbolic meaning? What are their meanings? Do any people act as symbols in the story? What do they represent? Do aspects of the story’s setting seem symbolic? In what way? Tone What is the author’s attitude toward characters or the narrator? Is the author sympathetic toward, admiring of, hostile toward, critical of, or sentimental about one or more of the characters or the narrator? Is the author sarcastic about, bitter about, curious about, thrilled by, critical of, outraged about, shocked by, frightened about, scornful of, sentimental about, or sad about the main story topic?