Half A Day

What does the middle-aged man say to the narrator when they meet? 4. What changes does the narrator notice as he walks home? 5. What happens at the end of the yarn? 6. Based on the narrators thoughts and comments as he walks with his father, describe the kind of upbringing you think he has had. 7. What do you find unusual virtually the narrators explanation of his day at school? 8. How does the middle-aged man address the narrator? 9. What does the narrators reaction to the changes in the city signify nigh him? 10.What does the boys remark to the narrator at the end of the story reveal to you about what has happened? 1 1. A symbol is an object or action that stands for something else in addition to itself. What does the narrators half a day at school symbolize? 12. Why do you think that Manful included only unpleasant details of modern urban look in the story? 13. A story told from the first-person point of view is narrated by one of the characters in the story. Why do you thi nk that Manful chose to use a first-person narrator for Half a Day? 4. Describe an experience in your life when time seemed to pass more quickly than usual. Define the following nomenclature Unmarred Throng Avail Horde Refuse Conjurer Setting Cairo, Egypt The narrator contrasts the landscape on the way to school with the school building itself. How does the narrators description of the land contrast with that of the school? What do you know about Cairo, Egypt? What do you want to know? Research to find answers to your questions and other facts about Cairo, Egypt.Include information about the history and culture. Author Research information about Nagging Manful. Record five facts in the table below. Surprise Ending A strike coating is an unexpected plot twist at the end of a story. The ending might surprise readers because the author provides ambiguous clues or withholds important information. A surprise ending is most effective when it adds to the meaning of a story rather than merely overturning the readers expectations. Such writers as O. Henry and Guy De Unpleasant are notable for their surprise endings. 1.Is the ending of Half a Day a complete surprise, or does Manful provide some clues earlier in the story to suggest how much time has passed? Explain. 2. Do you think that the ending of Half a Day is effective and interesting? How else might Manful have ended the story? Find two quotes about time that are relevant to Mafiosos story. The quotations can come from literary, philosophical, scientific, or religious works, or they can be traditional proverbs. wont Google to search quotations or aphorisms about time. Explain how the quotes are relevant.