To determine the theme of a story, the reader must study the first and last paragraphs of the story. what the characters say to each other in the story. the characters’ problem in the story and how it is resolved. where the action of the story takes place and why that’s important.

Which of the following is a secondary source? o a biography of a playwright ob. historic photograph o c. antique weapon od. census data and statistics

Read the excerpt from flannery o'connor's "the life you save may be your own although the old woman lived in this desolate spot with only her daughter and she had never seen mr. shiftlet before, she could tell, even from a distance, that he was a tramp and no one to be afraid of. his left coat sleeve was folded up to show there was only half an arm in it and his gaunt figure listed slightly. which phrase connects these characters to the southern gothic genre? half an arm she had never seen his left coat sleeve folded up

What attitude of the aristocracy is illustrated by lady bracknell's lines in the play?