1. Terms! Add to your Note Cards under the Green “Terms” Section Day #2 Thursday, 17 Dec.

2. Moral Dilemma A situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives when dealing with principles (morals) or the concept of right and wrong Terms

3. Ex. #3: Ex. #3: Harrison Bergeron, $1000, Lamb to the Slaughter, A Wife’s Story, Body Snatchers Ex. #1: Ex. #1: Deciding between doing the right thing (difficult), and the easy thing Ex. #2: Ex. #2: Equality 7-2521 faces a moral dilemma when he has to choose between the Collective (all he knows) and his desire to learn/his invention (what he’s taught is wrong).

4. Epiphany A character’s sudden flash of insight into a conflict or situation Terms Page R23

5. An “Ah-HA!” moment Everything clicks into place and makes sense Sudden solution to a problem Sudden realization of another character’s motivations

6. Tone The writer’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject. Terms Page R30

7. Can be described by a single adjective: –Formal –Serious –Bitter –Informal –Playful –Ironic Tone of Anthem: Tone of Lamb to the Slaughter: Tone of A Wife’s Story:

8. Allegory A story or tale with two or more levels of meaning: Literal LevelSymbolic Level. a Literal Level and a Symbolic Level. The events, setting, and characters in an allegory are symbols for ideas and qualities Terms Page R21

9. Ex. #3: Ex. #1: Ex. #1: Animal Farm Ex. #2: