Identities

Point of View: Limited Omniscient

Protagonist: What type of character is the Protagonist? He's round, and pretty dynamic. The protagonist is a mysterious being, you don’t really know who he is, exactly, throughout the story. However you know enough about his thoughts that you can understand him and see what kind of person he is. He's dynamic, because although the changes subtle, he does change throughout the course of the story.

Antagonist: Himself

Describe the setting: It’s night, but not too late, just getting dark. He is in a kind of rough part of town. There seems to be a bit of sketchy behavior due to gangs. It says in one part “He does not hurry for he has no destination.” Which gives the overall mood of the story a mysterious vibe.

Type of Conflict: Man vs. Self

Describe the main conflict: The man is very judgmental of his surroundings.

Describe the Climax of the Story: The Cop tells the main character to put his hands up, but he instead reaches for his wallet.

How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">He starts out being weary and cautious of being in a rough part of town, and tried to blend into that environment. And in the end, I’m sure he wishes he hadn’t. In the moments just before death, he might have regretted having prejudices about the neighborhood and people who lived there.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">There is a hint of irony in the title, partly because the main character is never really identified, and in the end his identity is //supposed// to save him.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? He's judgemental, and in return the cop is judgmental of him.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">The man reaches for his wallet to prove that he is not the kind of man who would do things like steal a car, yet the police officer assumes that he is reaching for a gun to kill him.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes): <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Simile: <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">“the store window illuminates the sidewalk like a stage”

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Metaphor: <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Eagles, Tigers, wolves, and serpents ride their backs”

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Personification: <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">“the houses are squat”

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Symbol: <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Cop. He seems to stand for more than just a policeman. He is also a "mirror" into the man's humanity, and even our own.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Foreshadowing (give both elements): <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the beginning of the story, the very first word is “normally” which gives the reader a hint that this isn’t a typical day for the main character.

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Irony: <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">“in the last voluntary moment of his life, he reaches his hand not in the air as he was ordered to, but toward his wallet for Identity”

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Imagery: <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">“The Blue glow of television sets light the windows.”

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">Describe the relationships between the class theme and the story. <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">The title is “Identities”. Throughout the story, one can get a sense for what kind of man he is, because of the prejudices he has. The theme of the story also, is the irony that the man is judging this neighbourhood with the same stereotypes as the cop, who is judging him.

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