“One Thousand Dollars”

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“One Thousand Dollars” By O. Henry

Can Progress be made without Conflict? In our story, the main character finds himself challenged by unusual circumstances. He uses conflict as a springboard toward progress. Facing adversity could teach someone… After a disagreement is resolved, a person may be able to…

Point of View How can you tell that “One Thousand Dollars” is told in third-person point of view?

Point of View At the end of the story what do Gillian and the reader know that the lawyers do not know?

Point of View Reread the last sentence. How does the sentence create dramatic irony? Does the dramatic irony make you see other people in a new light? Why or why not?

Textual Evidence What truth is revealed at the end of the story?

Textual Evidence Who sees the truth? (Consider the narrator, the story’s characters, and the reader.) Who does not?

Textual Evidence What is ironic about the story’s ending? (Do the reader, the characters, or the narrator continue to hold any wrong assumptions?

Formal Essay Response “One Thousand Dollars”: Identify the point of view of the story. Next, briefly describe the narrator. Then, list the important differences between what the reader knows and what the characters know in each story. Provide examples from the story to support your ideas.