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Hasnu, the stone cutter Plot A carver named Hashnu sat beside the highway cutting stone when the indexs courtiers cross the street. He then wished to be King and that wish was granted. therefore he felt the solarises heat thin office that the sun was reigning than the king so he wished to be the sun. He became the sun but then the cloud covered the sun. Thinking that the cloud was powerful than the sun, he then wishes to be the cloud. When he became the cloud, he then wished to be a rock for it didnt move for all of his raining and blowing.Then he experienced the hardships of being a rock being sculpted by a pinnace so he wishes to be a stonecutter again and fulfilled his duty contentedly. Conflict The conflict in the yarn is when Hashnu wants to be the most powerful. Climax The climax in the account is when Hashnu wants to be the king, the sun, the cloud, the rock and the stone cutter again. Denouement The denouement in the composition is when Hashnu realized that the m ost powerful among the creations of God is even-tempered the man and he now fulfill his duty as a stonecutter contentedly. CharactersProtagonist Hashnu- the stonecutter Antagonist Hashnu-the stonecutter Setting Time- Time of Monarchs Location- Along the road where the King and his courtiers were crossing. Theme The theme of the recital is life process because the story tells the experiences of Hashnu when he became a king, a sun, a cloud, a rock and the stonecutter again. bit of view The point of view of the story is third somebody because the storyteller is non a p artistryicipant in the story and his knowledge is limited only to the fictional character of Hashnu. Conflict The conflict in the story is objet dart Vs.Society because here in the story Hashnu struggles with himself and his desire to be the most powerful. symbolization The symbol in the story is the mallet which is used by the stonecutter. honourable Lesson Be contented with who you are. The Lady or the Tige r Plot A semibarbaric king discovers his daughter is having an unlawful affair with a male person suitor. The male suitor is soon arrested and forced to go to trial, a trial that consists of an bailiwick with two doors. Behind one door is a tiger, specify to sledgehammer the unlucky criminal behind the other is a beautiful bride, set to euphimistically maul the lucky criminal.The princess, who loves the freshish criminal, knows behind which door awaits the tiger, points to the right, indicating which door the puppyish man should choose. Setting The story takes place a long sentence ago in a kingdom far, far apart. Characterization The king is semibarbaric. The unripe man is transferome. They are both stereotypes. The princess, on the other hand, is veritable more deeply. We know she loves the prince. We know she has inherited some of her fathers semibarbaric qualities. We know she is overjealous of the bride to be, if chosen.We do not, however, know which door she has chosen for her lover. Conflict A person v. person conflict exists between the king and his daughter and the king and the young man. An individual v. society conflict exists between the two young lovers and the rules of the kingdom. The primal conflict in the story is an internal conflict within the princess as she struggles between watching her lover in the arms of another or watching her lover get devoured by a tiger. Resolution The story has no resolution. It is up to the reader to determine whether or not the young man lives or dies.Theme Stocktons short story comments on the confusing temper of love and the subjective notion of civilization and barbarity. There is also an broker of Determinism vs. Free Will and whether or not, if left to their own desires, humans diagnose the right decision. Suspense Suspense is created through the use of foreshadowing, dangerous action, and pacing. Stockton foreshadows the advent unhappiness of the princess (although he doesnt provide a definitive answer to the specialised choice that causes that unhappiness). The dangerous action is provided by the tiger.The ultimate creation of indecision is done by the storys pacing. It is so well done, in fact, I still dont know what the young man chose. Irony The ironic structure of the storyit has no end, for examplehighlights the irony present in the story (1) the princess and not the criminal is the storys true loser (2) the king, despite the outward appearance of worldliness is, at heart, a cruel semibarbarian (3) the princess deliberates for mean solar days on whether or not to save her lover Point of View Do not bedevil the author with the narrator.The narrator is third person omniscient and knows the fate of the young man. The author does not. The Gift of Magi PLOT Linear a) Introduction The story starts with a description of the place where the major characters live, and then the major female character is introduced. Rising Action One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. Climax Jim stepped inside the door, as immovable as a setter at the scent of quail. His eyes were fixed upon Della, and there was an verbal expression in them that she could not read, and it terrified her.It was not anger, nor surprise, nor disapproval, nor horror, nor any of the sen durationnts that she had been prepared for. He simply stared at her fixedly with that peculiar expression on his face. locomote Action Instead of obeying, Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back of his head and smiled. Denouement quotDell,quot said he, quotlets put our Christmas presents away and keep em a while. Theyre too nice to use just at present. I sold the watch to get the money to buy Your combs.And now suppose you put the chops on. " CHARACTERS The two main characters are both protagonists (There is no antagonist) Mr. and Mrs. James and Delia Dillingham Young. DEVELOPING/ Round Minor character Madame Sofronie STATIC/ s traightaway SETTING a. ) Place The action takes place in New York city in a very modest apartment and in a hair shop down the street from the apartment. Although Porter does not reference work New York by name, he does refer to Coney Island, the citys most historied amusement park, located in the borough of Brooklyn. ime At Christmas Eve, a long time ago c) weather condition- winter time social conditions The couple was financially- essay e) mood or atmosphere Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles lay OF VIEW Stream of Consciousness The story is told so that the reader feels as if they are inside the head of one character and knows all their thoughts and reactions. literary DEVICES Foreshadowing Now, there were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took a mighty pride. One was Jims gold watch that had been his fathers and his grandfathers.The other was Dellas hair. Symbol The magi, as you know, were wise menwonderfully wise men-who brough t gifts to the Babe in the manger. They invented the art of giving Christmas presents. Being wise, their gifts were no doubt wise ones, possibly behavior the privilege of exchange in case of duplication. THEME Love has no bounds. CONFLICT -The couples financial struggle Person vs. luck (classical) The couple struggles against poverty Person vs. Himself/Herself (psychological) Delia struggles with the painful decision of letting go her only prized possession