Final

In this paper I will talk about how The House and Henry are alike and different. In the first paragraph I will talk about the similarities of them. The second paragraph will talk about their differences.
Henry and The House both carry on in their lives oblivious of the fact that things have changed. The House in the beginning talks to the world like there is something to hear it, but really there is nothing but a few animals. Henry is similar to this in that he continues on with his life like his wife never got captured and possibly killed by the Indians. Also the house is very neat and tidy, keeping everything just the way it was left before its owners were killed. Henry, too is like that he tries to keep the house perfect just like his wife maybe because he thinks if he does she’ll come back. But as the time for Henry’s wife to arrive nears he becomes worried and frantic until he is drugged by the men. Just like Henry, The House, becomes frantic as it realizes it might be destroyed.
The two characters also have some huge differences. First, The House is just that a house and Henry is a human. Also, Henry knows the truth but just refuses to accept it. The House however, doesn’t comprehend the people that use to live there are dead. Henry has to be subdued every year or he would figure out his wife is dead but The House never figures it out.
In the end I think the house and Henry are much more similar than they seem at first. Both still try to live like they did before tragedy struck probably to block it out. Also they keep their houses similar, neat and tidy.

The Son of America

The money is a symbol of things the parents don't want.

Exposition: When Berl and his wife and son are introduced
Inciting Event: The son shows up at their house and is obviously very wealthy.
Rising Action: The son helps make bread
The son explains what it's like to live in America.
The son goes to the synagogue with his parents.
Climax: The son finds out his parents havent spent his money and didn't need any help from him.
Falling Action: The son hears his mom praying for wealth.
Resolution: Berchla, the mom recites a poem.
Protagonist: Berchla, when she prays, she makes Samuel her son realize that money isn't everything.
Antagonist: Samuel, the son, He wants to try and change the villagers life with money but finds out they don't need it.
Person versus Person
The story starts out in Lentshin, Poland, a small village where Berl and Berlcha live. They have a son, Samuel, who lives in America and is very wealthy. He sends the old couple money often but they have no use for it. Samuel shows up at their house to give them gifts and celebrate Sabbath with them. He wonders what they do with their money and after a while asks his dad. Samuel is taken to the money's hiding place and sees his parents have a small fortune. Then he hears his mom praying for wealth and wonders why, since they already are wealthy. Samuel then realizes the village needs nothing form him. They are happy and have everything they need.
Theme: Money isn't everything and there are different kinds of wealth.

The Bet

Protagonist- The lawyer, the story has him living alone and realizing what society is and what it represents.
Antagonist- The banker, he represents society as a person who jails the lawyer.
Conflict- Person v. society, society causes the lawyer to change by imprisoning him and when he is released he rejects society.
Plot
Exposition- The party at which the banker meets the lawyer.
Inciting Event- The banker and lawyer make the bet.
Rising Action- The lawyer reads intellectual books
The banker decides to kill the lawyer after he realizes he has no money
Climax- When the lawyer renounces all two million dollars as proof of his contempt for society
Falling Action- The banker is happy and decides not to kill the lawyer.
Resolution- The banker puts the letter in his safe.
The Bet represents "The Meaning of Freedom" because the lawyer does have freedom. He is allowed anything he wants. He can think all he wants to. Anything he could possibly need is taken care of. After several years of being in the lodge, the lawyer starts to hate society and by being in the lodge he is free of it. By the end of the story he doesn't want out and doesn't want the money.
"The Meaning of Home" is also represented in this story. The lawyer at first hates his jail because there is nobody. But as the story progresses he feels more at home in the lodge. He can furnish it anyway he wants and can have everything. This creates a more homelike atmosphere because he creates it to his desires.

Words

The recalcitrant man refused to allow the authorities to take him away.
The sublime beauty of the mountains in Skagway is mentioned often by the tourists.
The verdant island caused fights over who would get to own it.
The acrimonious slave refused to do what he was told.
The ephemeral high of andrenaline, caused me to feel sick.
The tremulous man ran away after being scared by a squirrel.
I saw a silhouette in the trees so I was more cautious.
Psychopathic killers cause too many deaths.
I was very sedate after wrestling practice.
The desolation of the island drove me crazy.