Focus+Questions

Focus Questions:

1. Why is the language in the story appropriate for the narrator and subject? Support your answer

2. Would the story still be effective if Updike had used ornate, elevated language? Why or why not?

3. The narrator tells his story in the present tense.      a. How would the effect of this story be different if it were told in the past tense?      b. How effective is this technique?  Explain your answer