"The Hand" - Discussion

Question 1

consider

Answer 1

the meaning of symbols can transition over time but usually begin with a universal concept

Question 2

significance of setting

Answer 2

the setting in bed lays a foundation for extremes in feelings, beginning with love and security

Question 3

which best describes the shift in the plot

Answer 3

at first the couple seems incredibly in love, but then the wife appears almost scared of her husband

Question 4

how does the way the wife views her husband’s hand change

Answer 4

it changes from adoration to disgust

Question 5

setting

Answer 5

young couple’s bedroom

Question 6

the narrator and her husband have been married for

Answer 6

not very long at all

Question 7

tone at the beginning

Answer 7

romantic

Question 8

the focus of Colette’s third person point of view is from which perspective

Answer 8

the wife

Question 9

the hand of the young wife’s husband is symbolic of his _______ in the relationship

Answer 9

power

Question 10

the narrator is afraid to move for fear that she will

Answer 10

wake her sleeping husband with her movement