Comparison Day
The Long Exile and The Piece of String
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TFA Homework Assignment.
Finals study guides at end of class.
Vocab Quiz 30= Crossword/Spelling.
Have the following in the basket before you leave
today:
– Your blue notebook
– Your short story packet
If it is late, you will get late points!
See me at the end of class if you need a pass to work on this.
If you were absent and we discussed the work, you are
excused for an extra day.
Write What You Know
• For your assigned story, write down/make note of
the following:
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Mood
Plot
Setting
Characterization
Conflict
Resolution
Theme
On the board, we will be writing down
on the chart where each element
should go. If an element from The
Long Exile and The Piece of String are
similar, it will go in the middle.
Compare/ Contrast
The Long Exile
• Bleak, injustice
• Protagonist: Ivan
Aksionov
• Sent to prison for a
crime he didn’t
commit.
• Town of Vladimir, has
a shop
• Dies in prison before
the truth is revealed.
• Forgiveness is
powerful, revenge
does not help those
who have been
wronged.
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The Piece of String
• Injustice, tragedy
Third Person • Protagonist: Maitre
injustice
Hauchecorne
Wrongly
• Accused of a crime he
didn’t commit.
accused
of Goderville, farm
Small towns • Town
people
Die with their • Dies trying to reveal the
names still
truth.
not cleared. • Worrying about what
others think will cause
Tone from
ruin, those considered
author on
guilty in the public eye
will always be seen as
each
guilty.
character?
Interview: Ivan Aksionov or Maitre
Hauchecorne?
• How do you feel about revenge on those who
have wronged you?
– I shouldn’t seek revenge. What if that person is truly
innocent? Ivan
– I just want my name cleared. He framed me! He
really did! He’s the crazy one! Hauchecorne
• How do the people around you feel about you?
– Nobody believes me. I am just a joke/annoyance to
them.  Hauchecorne
– They seem to respect me. I apparently have some
wisdom and am considered loyal. Ivan
Interview: What would each
protagonist say?
• What is the best way to handle injustice that
comes your way?