In the short story called “The Stolen Day” by Sherwood Anderson, the main character lies about
him having a disease that causes his muscles to ache
. The main point of this story was to teach you not to lie because people will just find out and you will or could get in trouble.
Who is the main character in stolen day?
Characterization. The protagonist of the story is
the narrator who is the little boy
. A trait to describe the narrator is paranoid, because he keeps thinking he has the disease. A quote for this is, “Walter, who had inflammatory rheumatism, that’s what they called it.”
What is the theme of a stolen day?
After reading and and analyzing both story I have come to the conclusion both the story “the night the bed fell” and “Stolen day have different themes. In “stolen day” the
theme is thinks are not as they always seem
and in the night the bed fell the story’s theme is think before you jump to conclusions.
What is the summary of the story stolen day?
A Stolen Day by Sherwood Anderson has a different story, is
about a boy who believes he has inflammatory rheumatism because of his aching, but doesn’t really
. He convinces himself to believe it though, and ends up making himself feel ridiculous.
Who are the characters in stolen day?
- narrator. …
- Walter. …
- Sarah Suggett. …
- Mr. …
- Narrator’s mother & father. …
- How did the narrator feel when he found Walter at the pond fishing? …
- Why did the narrator wait until recess time to start crying to the teacher.
What is the setting of a stolen day?
A rural town in the late 1800s – 1900s
has a boy named Walter with inflammatory rheumatism. The narrator wants to get attention but can’t get it because of how busy his mother his. The narrator fakes the disease Walter has to get attention from his mother while also being able to fish and not go to school.
Who wrote a stolen day?
Sherwood Anderson
wrote “Stolen Day” and this story takes place in a small town in Ohio a century ago. This boy, Chris wishes he could not go to school and go fishing like…show more content… One main difference is that the boy in the story “A Day’s Wait” is actually sick while the other boy is just faking his sickness.
What does Stolen Day mean?
“A Day’s Wait” and “Stolen Day” Pessimistic means to
always see the worst in
things or to always believe the worst will happen.
What stole the narrator’s Day in stolen day?
What stole the narrator’s day?
The narrator’s need for attention
“stole” the day. You just studied 9 terms!
Why is the story called Stolen Day?
It’s called Stolen day
because it is a day taken from him. He couldn’t do anymore
. Explain the title of the story. one of his traits are fishing because he talks about it a lot and goes to his favorite ponds.
What does the narrator do after he gets home stolen day?
What does the narrator say and do that shows he wants his mother to pay more attention to him?
He comes home from school and says he aches all over
. In addition, he runs upstairs and he stays there till his mom comes up.
What does the narrator of stolen day mean when he describes himself as pretty sore at mother?
What does the narrator of “Stolen Day” mean when he describes himself as “pretty sore” at Mother?
He knows that she is in pain. He loves her and misses her. He feels hurt because she scolded him.
When the father of the narrator of stolen Day says that inflammatory rheumatism affects the heart he means that it?
He would be happy and talkative. When the father of the narrator of “Stolen Day” says that inflammatory rheumatism affects the heart, he means that it…
improves it. causes a change in it.
How does the narrator of stolen day feel after he catches the big carp?
How does the narrator of Stolen Day feel after he catches the big carp? The narrator of Stolen Day states
that he dislikes it when his family laughs at him.
What feeling do both victor in seventh grade and the narrator of stolen day experience?
What do Victor and the narrator have in common?
They both cause themselves to be embarrassed
.
How is the narrator in stolen day different from the narrator in The Night the Bed Fell?
What is a key difference between the narrators of Stolen Day and the Night the Bed Fell? The narrator of Stolen Day is a boy;
the narrator of The Night the Bed Fell is grown up.
