Demon Lover

• Engels
• Middelbare school

Demon Lover

By: Stan, Merel and Simon

What is this lesson about?

• What is a short story?​
  
• Character​
  
• Plot​
  
• Setting ​
  
• Mood​
  
• Theme​
  

• Narrator​

What is a short story?

• 15.000 words
• Unity
• Concise 

Character

• Kathleen  Drover
• Ex-lover
• Cab driver
• Caretaker

How can you define the protagonist as a person?

Plot

•  Letter
  
• Taxi 
• Old lover

What is "The Blitz"?

Setting

• London 1940
• Old Neighborhood
• Family Home
• Cab 

What made Kathleen panic in the taxi?

Mood

• Depressed
• Opening letter
• Chaos
• Nervous 

How does Mrs. Drover control her fear?

1. She turns it into anger.
2. She gives herself a peptalk.
3. She focuses on practical activities.
4. She refuses to acknowledge it.

Theme

• One theme
• Suspense/war
• Lesson
• Other themes 

Narrator

• Third person
• Switch
• Use of time
• Glow-ups/breakdowns 

How can the narration in this story be described?

Study questions

1. Identify two possible interpretations to the story. What effect does the ending have on you as a reader?
2. Review the description of the story's setting in the beginning. What mood, or atmoshpere does this passage establish?
3. Identify two examples of foreshadowing in the story. In what ways to they hint at important events presented later in the story?
4. Reread the flashback on page 81. Would the story be as powerful if the events had been told in chronological order without the use of flashback? Explain your thoughts.
5. How does the war setting make ‘The Demon Lover’ more believable?
6. How does the author describe Mrs. Drover’s house at the beginning of the story?7.What are some examples of imagery in the story?

Study questions

7. What are some examples of imagery in the story?

8.How does the image of Mrs. Drover in the mirror compare to the way she feels?

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Thank you all for listening!

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