Short Stories Mind Map

Justice

Human Nature

Nature of Evil

Technology

Deception

"The Open Window"

"Fall of the House of Usher"

"Cask of Amontillado"

"Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"

"Sound of Thunder"

"The Monkey's Paw"

"Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"

"The Veldt"

"I See You Never"

"Rose for Emily"

"Through the Tunnel"

"Ruthless"

Setting: Montresor leads Fortunato down into catacombs

Irony: Montresor suggests leaving the catacombs even though he is the one who lead Fortunato down there- with reason.

Irony: Mr. Nuttel goes to calm his nerves, but ends up getting terrified

Characterization: Mrs. Sappleton is very excited about her family returning home, further convincing Mr. Nuttel of Vera's story

Characterization: Emily keeps to herself, has her servant go out of the house for her

Syntax: The story is told out of chronological order

Setting: Set in the future from the time period the story was written

Symbolism: Characters have to be careful of small things when going back into the past- the butterfly effect

Setting: Set in the futuristic and self-working home of the characters

Characterization: The children are greedy and do not know to do anything for themselves, nor do they want to

Characterization: Judson is very revengeful and angry about being robbed.

Irony: Judson poisons the whiskey in order to kill the thief, but ends up drinking it himself.

Setting: Placed in the old, scary, and nearly empty home of the Usher's.

Plot: Roderick Usher's sister is buried alive- this haunts Roderick, making him both mentally and physically ill.

Characterization: Jerry is very determined and motivated to swim better because of the older group of swimmers.

Symbolism: Jerry overcoming the feat of swimming through the tunnel represents him coming of age

Characterization: The characters are warned of the risks of the monkey's paw, but still use it because of greed

Plot: The characters learn to not tamper with fate after the death of one of their family members

Suspense: The repetition and mass amount of details used create suspense, turning an 8 minute journey into a whole story

Characterization: Because of his own greed and wish to be the top of his job, Tom cannot resist risking his life for his work

Characterization: The old man is treated differently by the townspeople because he is different. The townspeople are ignorant and insensitive.

Plot: In the end, the old man flies away and finally frees himself from the circus.

Characterization: Both Mr. Ramirez and Mrs. O'Brian are very grateful for the time they could spend together

Plot: Mr. Ramirez is deported back to Mexico after he overstayed his visa by 6 months