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The​ ​Ones​ ​That​ ​Walk​ ​Away​ ​from​ ​Omelas
Author​ ​-​ ​Ursala​ ​Kroeber​ ​Le​ ​Guin
Genre​ ​-​ ​Science​ ​Fiction
Central​ ​Themes​ ​-​ ​Irony,​ ​Appearance​ ​Versus​ ​Reality,​ ​Happiness​ ​from​ ​others​ ​suffering,​ ​Individual
versus​ ​Society,​ ​Suffering,​ ​Misery,​ ​Morality,​ ​Allegory
Summary​ ​-​ ​The​ ​story​ ​is​ ​a​ ​moral​ ​decision​ ​and​ ​divides​ ​a​ ​society​ ​between​ ​the​ ​good​ ​and​ ​the​ ​bad
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​ ​Some​ ​people​ ​are​ ​comfortable​ ​with​ ​their​ ​family​ ​being
happy​ ​if​ ​one​ ​child​ ​has​ ​to​ ​suffer
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​ ​This​ ​story​ ​splits​ ​the​ ​society​ ​and​ ​sorts​ ​the​ ​good​ ​from​ ​the​ ​evil
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​ ​The​ ​“good”​ ​are​ ​the​ ​people​ ​that​ ​know​ ​this​ ​is
wrong,​ ​and​ ​they​ ​are​ ​the​ ​ones​ ​who​ ​walk​ ​away​ ​from​ ​Omelas
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​ ​Another​ ​point​ ​to​ ​add​ ​is​ ​the​ ​idea​ ​that​ ​nothing
is​ ​perfect
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Borders
Author​ ​-​ ​Thomas​ ​King
Genre​ ​-​ ​Historical​ ​Fiction
Central​ ​Themes​ ​-​ ​Pride,​ ​Personal​ ​Identity,​ ​Power​ ​of​ ​Media​ ​Influence
Summary​ ​-​ ​A​ ​native​ ​woman​ ​from​ ​Canada​ ​who​ ​wants​ ​to​ ​visit​ ​her​ ​daughter,​ ​who​ ​lives​ ​in​ ​the​ ​USA,
is​ ​stopped​ ​at​ ​the​ ​US-Canada​ ​border​ ​and​ ​asked​ ​her​ ​nationality
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​ ​It​ ​makes​ ​the​ ​news​ ​and​ ​the​ ​authorities​ ​are​ ​properly​ ​mortified
about​ ​how​ ​such​ ​a​ ​thing​ ​could​ ​happen
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Signs​ ​and​ ​Symbols
Author​ ​-​ ​Vladimir​ ​Nabokov
Genre​ ​-​ ​Thriller
Central​ ​Themes​ ​-​ ​Inevitability,​ ​Stream​ ​of​ ​Consciousness,​ ​Hope/No​ ​Hope
Summary​ ​-​ ​The​ ​story​ ​is​ ​based​ ​around​ ​the​ ​idea​ ​of​ ​suicide
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​ ​This​ ​applies​ ​to​ ​the​ ​main
character​ ​in​ ​the​ ​book,​ ​the​ ​son
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​ ​This​ ​is​ ​a​ ​mental​ ​condition​ ​where​ ​the​ ​person​ ​thinks​ ​that​ ​everything​ ​around
them​ ​is​ ​evil​ ​and​ ​out​ ​to​ ​get​ ​them​ ​-​ ​living​ ​or​ ​not
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​ ​Finally,​ ​his​ ​parents​ ​go​ ​to​ ​see​ ​him​ ​for​ ​his​ ​birthday
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​ ​The​ ​subway​ ​they​ ​are​ ​on​ ​“Loses​ ​its​ ​life
current”​ ​and​ ​everyone​ ​has​ ​to​ ​sit​ ​silently​ ​for​ ​15​ ​minutes
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​ ​She​ ​tells​ ​the​ ​parents​ ​that​ ​the
boy​ ​has​ ​attempted​ ​suicide​ ​again​ ​but​ ​is​ ​ok​ ​however​ ​a​ ​visit​ ​is​ ​out​ ​of​ ​the​ ​question​ ​right​ ​now
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​ ​They​ ​then​ ​receive​ ​a​ ​phone​ ​call​ ​from​ ​a​ ​woman​ ​asking​ ​for

Charlie
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​ ​Right​ ​away​ ​they​ ​get​ ​another​ ​call
from​ ​the​ ​same​ ​person​ ​asking​ ​for​ ​Charlie
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​ ​The​ ​phone​ ​rings​ ​a​ ​third​ ​time​ ​and​ ​the​ ​story​ ​ends
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Dreams
Author​ ​-​ ​Timothy​ ​Findley
Genre​ ​-​ ​Horror
Central​ ​Themes​ ​-​ ​Mental​ ​Illness,​ ​Patient​ ​and​ ​Doctor​ ​Relationship,​ ​Dreams,​ ​Morality
Summary​ ​-​ ​Doctors​ ​Everett​ ​and​ ​Mimi​ ​Menlo​ ​are​ ​psychiatrists​ ​living​ ​in​ ​Toronto
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​ ​They​ ​vow​ ​never​ ​to​ ​work​ ​as​ ​a​ ​team​ ​or​ ​in​ ​the​ ​same​ ​medical
facility
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​ ​For​ ​Mimi,​ ​it​ ​is
Brian​ ​Bassett,​ ​an​ ​eight-year-old​ ​boy​ ​with​ ​autism​ ​who​ ​eventually​ ​dies​ ​under​ ​her​ ​care
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​ ​Kenneth's​ ​dreams​ ​were​ ​once​ ​complex​ ​and​ ​intriguing​ ​but​ ​lately
they​ ​lack​ ​detail​ ​and​ ​variety
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​ ​Despite​ ​a​ ​thorough​ ​investigation,​ ​it​ ​remains​ ​a​ ​mystery​ ​as​ ​to​ ​whose​ ​blood​ ​it​ ​really​ ​is
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​ ​She​ ​worries​ ​that​ ​he​ ​might​ ​be​ ​having​ ​a​ ​nervous​ ​breakdown
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​ ​He​ ​has​ ​recurrent​ ​nightmares​ ​of​ ​a​ ​bloody​ ​Kenneth​ ​kneeling​ ​next​ ​to​ ​the​ ​bodies​ ​of
strangers
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​ ​Everett​ ​finally
tells​ ​Mimi​ ​about​ ​his​ ​nightmares
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​ ​There​ ​is​ ​only​ ​one​ ​spot​ ​Kenneth​ ​can​ ​escape​ ​to--dreams
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​ ​She​ ​wakes​ ​up​ ​and​ ​finds​ ​Everett​ ​in
the​ ​bathtub
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​ ​Mimi​ ​promises​ ​Everett,​ ​"I'm​ ​waiting​ ​here​ ​until
we​ ​both​ ​wake​ ​up"
Sredni​ ​Vashtar
Author​ ​-​ ​Saki
Genre​ ​-​ ​Macabre​ ​(Suggestion​ ​the​ ​horror​ ​of​ ​death​ ​and​ ​decay)
Central​ ​Themes​ ​-​ ​Rebellion
Summary​ ​-​ ​Conradin,​ ​a​ ​young​ ​boy​ ​of​ ​ten,​ ​has​ ​a​ ​deadly​ ​disease
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​ ​He​ ​likes​ ​to​ ​spend​ ​his​ ​time​ ​in​ ​the​ ​garden​ ​shed​ ​among
the​ ​two​ ​living​ ​companions​ ​he​ ​likes:​ ​a​ ​hen​ ​and​ ​a​ ​ferret
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​ ​The​ ​shed​ ​has
become​ ​his​ ​own​ ​private​ ​church
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​ ​Conradin​ ​knows​ ​that​ ​the​ ​ferret,​ ​his​ ​god,​ ​will​ ​be​ ​next,​ ​so
he​ ​prays​ ​to​ ​Sredni​ ​Vashtar​ ​to​ ​help​ ​him,​ ​without​ ​literally​ ​stating​ ​what​ ​he​ ​wishes​ ​for​ ​–​ ​though​ ​it
involves​ ​Sredni​ ​Vashtar​ ​bringing​ ​‘death’​ ​to​ ​his​ ​enemies
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​ ​The​ ​ferret​ ​drinks​ ​some
water​ ​from​ ​the​ ​brook,​ ​and​ ​then​ ​disappears​ ​out​ ​of​ ​the​ ​garden
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Hills​ ​Like​ ​White​ ​Elephants
Author​ ​-​ ​Ernest​ ​Hemingway
Genre​ ​-​ ​Realism
Central​ ​Themes​ ​-​ ​Dealing​ ​with​ ​difficulty
Summary​ ​-​ ​“Hills​ ​Like​ ​White​ ​Elephants”​ ​opens​ ​with​ ​a​ ​long​ ​description​ ​of​ ​the​ ​story’s​ ​setting​ ​in​ ​a
train​ ​station​ ​surrounded​ ​by​ ​hills,​ ​fields,​ ​and​ ​trees​ ​in​ ​a​ ​valley​ ​in​ ​Spain
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It​ ​is​ ​hot,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​man​ ​orders​ ​two​ ​beers
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​ ​They​ ​order​ ​more​ ​drinks
and​ ​begin​ ​to​ ​bicker​ ​about​ ​the​ ​taste​ ​of​ ​the​ ​alcohol
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​ ​The​ ​girl​ ​replies​ ​that​ ​she’s​ ​merely​ ​having​ ​fun​ ​and​ ​then
retracts​ ​her​ ​earlier​ ​comment​ ​by​ ​saying​ ​the​ ​hills​ ​don’t​ ​actually​ ​look​ ​like​ ​white​ ​elephants​ ​to​ ​her
anymore
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​ ​He
seems​ ​agitated​ ​and​ ​tries​ ​to​ ​downplay​ ​the​ ​operation’s​ ​seriousness
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The​ ​girl​ ​says​ ​nothing​ ​for​ ​a​ ​while,​ ​but​ ​then​ ​she​ ​asks​ ​what​ ​will​ ​happen​ ​after​ ​she’s​ ​had​ ​the
operation
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​ ​He​ ​says​ ​he​ ​has​ ​known​ ​a​ ​lot​ ​of​ ​people​ ​who​ ​have​ ​had​ ​the​ ​operation
and​ ​found​ ​happiness​ ​afterward
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​ ​The​ ​American​ ​then
claims​ ​that​ ​he​ ​won’t​ ​force​ ​her​ ​to​ ​have​ ​the​ ​operation​ ​but​ ​thinks​ ​it’s​ ​the​ ​best​ ​course​ ​of​ ​action​ ​to
take
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​ ​The​ ​man​ ​then​ ​emphasizes​ ​how​ ​much​ ​he​ ​cares​ ​for​ ​the
girl,​ ​but​ ​she​ ​claims​ ​not​ ​to​ ​care​ ​about​ ​what​ ​happens​ ​to​ ​herself
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​ ​The​ ​girl​ ​then​ ​walks​ ​over​ ​to​ ​the
end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​station,​ ​looks​ ​at​ ​the​ ​scenery,​ ​and​ ​wonders​ ​aloud​ ​whether​ ​they​ ​really​ ​could​ ​be​ ​happy
if​ ​she​ ​has​ ​the​ ​operation
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​ ​The​ ​Spanish​ ​bartender​ ​brings​ ​two​ ​more​ ​beers​ ​and​ ​tells​ ​them​ ​that​ ​the
train​ ​is​ ​coming​ ​in​ ​five​ ​minutes
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​ ​After​ ​finishing​ ​their​ ​drinks,​ ​the​ ​American
carries​ ​their​ ​bags​ ​to​ ​the​ ​platform​ ​and​ ​then​ ​walks​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​bar,​ ​noticing​ ​all​ ​the​ ​other​ ​people
who​ ​are​ ​also​ ​waiting​ ​for​ ​the​ ​train
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​ ​She​ ​says​ ​she​ ​feels
fine​ ​and​ ​that​ ​there​ ​is​ ​nothing​ ​wrong​ ​with​ ​her
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​ ​Hopewell​ ​owns​ ​a​ ​farm​ ​in​ ​rural​ ​Georgia​ ​which​ ​she​ ​runs​ ​with​ ​the​ ​assistance​ ​of
her​ ​tenants,​ ​Mr
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​ ​Freeman
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​ ​Hopewell's​ ​daughter,​ ​Joy,​ ​is​ ​thirty-two​ ​years​ ​old​ ​and
lost​ ​her​ ​leg​ ​in​ ​a​ ​childhood​ ​shooting​ ​accident
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D
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​ ​Hopewell​ ​can​ ​imagine
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​ ​Mrs
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"​ ​While​ ​leaving​ ​the​ ​home,​ ​Pointer​ ​invites​ ​Joy​ ​for​ ​a​ ​picnic​ ​date​ ​the​ ​next​ ​evening,​ ​and​ ​she
ironically​ ​imagines​ ​seducing​ ​the​ ​innocent​ ​Bible​ ​salesman
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​ ​He​ ​then​ ​produces​ ​a​ ​hollowed-out​ ​Bible​ ​containing​ ​a​ ​bottle​ ​of​ ​whiskey,​ ​sex​ ​cards,​ ​and
some​ ​condoms
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​ ​At​ ​that
point​ ​he​ ​disappears​ ​with​ ​her​ ​leg​ ​after​ ​telling​ ​her​ ​that​ ​he​ ​collects​ ​prostheses​ ​from​ ​disabled
people​ ​and​ ​is​ ​a​ ​nihilistic​ ​atheist
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​ ​In​ ​a​ ​small​ ​village​ ​of​ ​about​ ​300​ ​residents,
the​ ​locals​ ​are​ ​in​ ​an​ ​excited​ ​yet​ ​nervous​ ​mood​ ​on​ ​June​ ​27
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​ ​The​ ​lottery​ ​preparations​ ​start​ ​the​ ​night​ ​before​ ​with​ ​Mr
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​ ​Graves​ ​making​ ​the​ ​paper​ ​slips​ ​and​ ​the​ ​list​ ​of​ ​all​ ​the​ ​families
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​ ​The​ ​story​ ​briefly​ ​mentions​ ​how​ ​the​ ​ballot​ ​box​ ​has​ ​been​ ​stored​ ​other​ ​years​ ​in​ ​various
places​ ​in​ ​the​ ​town
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m
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​ ​First,​ ​the​ ​heads​ ​of​ ​the​ ​extended​ ​families​ ​draw
slips​ ​until​ ​every​ ​family​ ​has​ ​a​ ​slip
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​ ​The​ ​second​ ​round​ ​would​ ​ordinarily​ ​be​ ​to​ ​select​ ​one​ ​household
within​ ​the​ ​family,​ ​but​ ​since​ ​there​ ​is​ ​only​ ​one​ ​Hutchinson​ ​household​ ​(Bill's​ ​adult​ ​sister​ ​and
daughter​ ​are​ ​counted​ ​with​ ​their​ ​husbands'​ ​families),​ ​the​ ​second​ ​round​ ​is​ ​skipped
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​ ​Bill's​ ​wife​ ​Tessie​ ​gets​ ​the​ ​marked​ ​slip
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​ ​In​ ​keeping​ ​with​ ​tradition,​ ​each​ ​villager​ ​obtains​ ​a​ ​stone

and​ ​begins​ ​to​ ​surround​ ​Tessie
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The​ ​Cask​ ​of​ ​Amontillado
Author​ ​-​ ​Edgar​ ​Allan​ ​Poe
Genre​ ​-​ ​Horror​ ​Fiction
Central​ ​Themes​ ​-​ ​Revenge
Summary​ ​-​ ​The​ ​narrator​ ​begins​ ​by​ ​telling​ ​us​ ​that​ ​Fortunato​ ​has​ ​hurt​ ​him
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​ ​The​ ​narrator​ ​must​ ​get​ ​revenge
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​ ​The​ ​narrator​ ​mentions​ ​he’s
found​ ​a​ ​barrel​ ​of​ ​a​ ​rare​ ​brandy​ ​called​ ​Amontillado
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​ ​So​ ​he​ ​and​ ​the​ ​narrator​ ​go​ ​to​ ​the​ ​underground​ ​graveyard,​ ​or
“catacomb,”​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Montresor​ ​family
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​ ​The
narrator​ ​leads​ ​Fortunato​ ​deeper​ ​and​ ​deeper​ ​into​ ​the​ ​catacomb,​ ​getting​ ​him​ ​drunker​ ​and​ ​drunker
along​ ​the​ ​way
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​ ​Fortunato​ ​just​ ​keeps​ ​talking
about​ ​the​ ​Amontillado
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​ ​The​ ​narrator​ ​chains​ ​Fortunato​ ​to​ ​the​ ​wall,​ ​then​ ​begins​ ​to​ ​close​ ​Fortunato
in​ ​the​ ​hole​ ​by​ ​filling​ ​in​ ​the​ ​opening​ ​with​ ​bricks
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”​ ​After​ ​Fortunato​ ​cries​ ​out​ ​Montresor’s​ ​name,​ ​he​ ​doesn’t​ ​have​ ​any​ ​more
lines
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​ ​Then​ ​Montresor
finishes​ ​the​ ​job​ ​and​ ​leaves​ ​him​ ​there​ ​to​ ​die
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Elements​ ​of​ ​Fiction
- Character
- Mood
- Plot
- Point​ ​of​ ​View
- Setting
- Style
- Symbol
- Theme
- Tone



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