Interpreting: Consider the images of cold and light in this story. How do they refer to
temperature and light bulbs, and to people as well? Is this true for cold and
warmth as well? How?
How does the author use descriptions of the senses (sight, touch, sound particularly)
to augment meaning in the story?
What do you take away from the story regarding social classes? If we divide the
characters into upper and lower social classes, where does the author's sympathy
lie? How do
you
know?