Please grab your journal
and have out your
homework questions.
“The Veldt” Day 2
Prompt: 9/17
What
could be a possible
MESSAGE of “The Veldt”?
Explain it in your own words
and provide examples from
the story that support it.
Review Homework
Questions
“The Veldt”
Short Story
Elements
When we analyze stories,
we are breaking down the
following elements in order
to better understand the
meaning of the story.
Many stories have these elements,
from Hemingway’s 6 word micro story
to 1,000 page novels.
Protagonist
 Main
character
 “Hero” of the story
Antagonist
 Force
which works against the main
character
Setting
 The
time and place where the action
occurs
Plot
 The
action or series of events that make
up a story
Exposition
 The
part of the story, usually near the
beginning, where the characters are
introduced, the background is explained,
and the setting described.
Rising Action
 The
central part of the story during which
various problems (or obstacles) arise.
Conflict(s)
A
problem or struggle between two
opposing forces


External  Character vs. character,
society, nature, technology, or supernatural
force
Internal Character vs. himself
Climax
 The
high point or turning point of a story
 (Not always the MOST action-packed
moment)
Falling Action
 The
action and/or dialogue following the
climax that leads the reader to the story’s
end.
Resolution
 The
parts of the story in which the
problems are solved and the action
comes to a satisfying end (conclusion)
Theme
 The
main idea or message of the story
Point of View
 The
voice or person through whose eyes a
story is told


First person: The narrator (“I”) is a character
in the story who reveals the situations or
events through his own P.O.V.
Third person: The narrator is an outsider
who can only enter the mind of one or all of
the characters and can reveal character
thoughts, feelings, or actions.
Tone/Mood
 Tone
= the author’s attitude towards
subject
 Mood = The feeling a story has. The
author uses the setting, object, details,
images or words to create a certain
feeling in the story
Foreshadowing
 The
hinting of something to come later in
the story
Flashback
 Events
in the present are interrupted to tell
about something that has already
happened
Symbolism
 When
a concrete object, person, place or
action represents something abstract,
such as a belief/idea/feeling/emotion.
For homework for Friday…
Complete
the story elements
chart for “The Veldt”
Try to use PENCIL (in case you
need to make changes when
we review it)