Sunday 3 April 2011

Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit - Independent Reading Guide

Story Title - Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit.

Author - Sylvia Plath

This Story was - Assigned

This Story was found in the - Textbook

Elements of the Short Story 


1) Who is the Protagonist? - The Narrator (Whose Actual Name is not mentioned)

2) What challenge or conflict does the Protagonist encounter? - The Narrator picks up a little argument with Paula Brown after Paula claimed that the Narrator ruined her new snowsuit by slipping on a slick of oil.

3) How is the conflict resolved? -  The conflict is not resolved, however it is ended by the Narrator running away from Paula and her friends.

4) What other important characters are involved in the conflict? - Paula Brown. Paula is a popular girl who lives down the Narrator's street. The Narrator was invited to Paula's Birthday.

5) What kind of person is the Protagonist? - The Narrator is a little girl whose stuck in a big world. She seems like a nice, likable person who is friendly to all.

6) What Evidence in the story leads me to this opinion of the Protagonist? - 

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