1. One Love Have I Study Guide
Contemporary Lit.
Mrs. Prange
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2. Summary Slide Short Story Elements Vocabulary Questions 1/23/2018
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3. Short Story Elements Setting: Characters: Theme: Cedarville; 2046-2146
Phillip – convicted by government; mourning Miranda
Miranda – waits for Phillip; “stewardess”
Theme:
Love can conquer all, even time.
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4. Vocabulary *Evocative Cynosure Extraneous Ensuing Gamboled *Ephemeral
Imaginative
Cynosure
Center of attention
Extraneous
Extra; more than enough
Ensuing
Forthcoming; following; next
Gamboled
Frisked about
*Ephemeral
Temporary
Dacrons
Robes made of dacron
Desuetude
Disuse
*Proclivity
Inclination
*Nostalgic
Homesick; sentimental
*Rachitic
Old
Diffidently
Timid; shy; reserved
*Coalesced
Fused
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5. Questions Where did Phillip and Miranda meet?
A community hall in Cedarville
What was the Sweike Drive?
A mode of travel to the stars and back
Where has Phillip been for the last 100 years?
In a deep freeze
Describe Miranda –
A little awkward; dark brown hair; blue eyes; dimples; mature woman’s body; 21 years old but awkward like a child
Where and when (2) does the story take place?
Cedarville;
Why, according to the Rehabilitation Director, was a sentence of 100 years better for Phillip than 50 years?
People he knew would be close to dying while he would still be a young man; Miranda would be 72 while he would be 27
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6. Questions Describe the age of Congressional Regime.
Could condemn a man to suspended animation, tear him from where he belonged and resurrect him decades later; no mercy; brutal
What could the present age do (3) and not do (2) for Phillip?
Could apologize for the preceding age; compensate him for the lost years; make him independent for life
Bring back the time that was taken from him; bring back the smile and unforgettable smile of Miranda
Why was Phillip returning to Cedarville?
To see what had happened to his wife
Why was Phillip put in the deep freeze?
He wrote an analogy between the congressional state and the Sanhedrin
What was the S.L.I.B.?
Subversive Literature Investigative Body
What was The New Sanhedrin about?
A book criticizing the government and comparing the present government with the court that condemned Jesus
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7. Questions What had Phillip forgotten about totalitarian governments?
They are always on the lookout for scapegoats
How did the Sweike Drive thwart the dictatorship under which Phillip had lived 100 years ago?
Man’s frustrations faded when he found out he could reach the stars; without frustrations, no dictatorship can survive
What does Miranda do to prevent aging?
Becomes a stewardess on the Sweike Drive where time barely moves
How has Miranda changed (3 characteristics)?
More mature
Adorable lines where none were before
Face is even more beautiful
Awkwardness gone forever
Schoolgirl charm gone
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