Critical Essay Flashcards
(4 cards)
What does an intro need ?
T.A.R.T
T- title of short story
A- who wrote the story
R- refer to the question you use
T - techniques that the author uses throughout the story
Central Message - that no one can be trusted. And the loss of childhood innocence
“All Night I Dreamed of Flying “
• Creative imagination
• loves superman by saving the day
• lives near an airport “marvelled” by the planes
• she’s childhood as she believes in fictional characters
•Uncle Frank who
“waiting to be drafted,I was sure he bore an extraordinary resemblance of Superman incognito”
•Loves her Uncle father figure to her
• Isn’t bothered by the war as she doesn’t know what it is about
• Uncle waiting to go to war
• shows childhood innocence as she doesn’t know what is about to happen
“ I blocked my ears to shut out the groans of the thirsty, starving men but I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the screen”
• scared but surprised
• finds out what war is about
• cant unsee the pain in the dying men
• shows childhood innocence as she finds about the war
