The Prompt Prompt: Although your main character in your novel and the main character in the short story are different, the author still seems to create similar themes. In an essay thematically link your novel to your selected short story through comparing and contrasting the setting, character development, and conflict.

What is my task? Write an essay An essay that compares AND contrasts C&C the short story and the novel And linking them through their thematic idea Using setting, character development and conflict

Short Story Story of an Hour Harrison Bergeron SimilaritiesDifferencesNovel Purple Hibiscus Thematic Idea SH- Individuality is gained through freedom HB – Individuality through freedom Individuality is gained through freedom Setting Time/Place Social Condition Mood Character Development Character STEAL Method Conflict What are the conflicts? What type/kind of conflict? External/Internal

Short Story Story of an hour SimilaritiesDifferencesNovel Purple hibiscus Thematic Idea Individual freedom Search for the inner self New Beginnings True freedom is attained only through death Individual freedom Setting Time/Place Social Condition Mood Social Condition: women couldn’t be unmarried, couldn’t own property, were not educated, had no skills (other than wife and mother) Women took a submissive role Religion dominated the culture, men dominated the family, women assumed role of caretaker and mother. Character Development Character STEAL Method Conflict What are the conflicts? What type/kind of conflict? External/Internal

» S. of an H H.B Thematic IdeaIndividuality through freedom Individuality through freedom CharacterMrs. Mallard Harrison Bergeron Setting (Soc. Cond.)Social Restraint Social Restraint Gender Physicality Social requirements (wife/woman) Intellectuality She is held back by her husband He is held back by the gov’t Characterreserved independent Acceptingrebellious Optimisticoptimistic ConflictInternalExternal She struggles with the Man vs. society Obligations a wife has to He is struggling against (gov’t Her husband and the being equal-he wants to Obligations she has to be able to show how is herselfdifferent from everyone

Thesis In both ______________________ and _____________________, the authors are able to convey the importance of (thematic idea) through setting, character development, and conflict.

The Outline I. Introduction: A. Thesis: II. Body: Setting  A. Novel: Setting a. Quote from Novel  B. Short Story: Setting a. Quote from Short Story  C. Overall links between Novel and Short Story for Setting III. Body: Character Development  A. Novel: Character development a. Quote from Novel  B. Short Story: Character development a. Quote from Short Story  C. Overall links between Novel and Short Story for character development

The Outline IV. Body: Conflict  A. Novel: Conflict a. Quote from Novel  B. Short Story: Conflict a. Quote from Short Story  C. Overall link between Novel and Short Story for Conflict V. Conclusion:  A. Thesis Restatement a. Significance of your discussion