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Identities by W.D. Valgardson Aaron Young July.19/2010

In the story "Identities" theres a man who has a bit of a lazy day doesnt shave or put nice cloths on just throws on some jeans and a shirt and is the beging of an out of the ordinary day and drifts out of his nice freindly part of town to for lack of better word the ghetto. As he reolizes that hes lost he exits his car to call his wife while being tailed by a judgmental cop. Once he goes into a store to use a phone the cop believes hes stolen his car because of the part of town and his lazy dressing, the cop says hault and put ur hands in the air. Instead of putting his hands up he reaches in his jaket for his wallet thinking the cop knows hes a staight up nomal guy not a hoodlum. By making this assumption he seals his fate,for the inexperienced police man is also making assuptions and thinking he is reaches for a gun the cop pulls the trigger. In my mind the story is to teach you to never assume cause you never know whats gunna happen in life, as you can se in this sadly ironic story. All in all the story is stating expect the unexpected.
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Identities by W.D. Valgardson Aaron Young July.20/2010

In the story "Identities By W.D. Valgardson" there’s a man who has a bit of a off day he doesn’t shave or put nice cloths on just throws on some jeans and a shirt and is on his way, therefore already putting a twist on his day. As he drifts out of his nice friendly part of town to (for lack of better word) the ghetto. As he realizes that he is lost he exits his car to call his wife while being tailed by a judgmental cop. Once he goes into a store to use a phone the cop believes he has stolen his car because of the part of town and his lazy dressing, the cop says halt and put your hands in the air. Instead of putting his hands up he reaches in his jacket for his wallet thinking the cop knows he’s a straight up normal guy not a hoodlum. By making this assumption he seals his fate, for the inexperienced police man is also making assumptions and thinking he is a carjacker reaches for his gun and pulls back the trigger. The moral of the story is to never assume because you never know what’s going happen in life, and never be prejudice, as you can see in this sadly ironic story. All in all the story is stating expect the unexpected or in the cliché term don’t judge a book by its cover.

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Aaron Young Short Stories - Literary Devises Title: “Identities” By W.D. Valgardson

1.Point of View: Third

2. Protagonist: What type of character is the Protagonist?

Round and dynamic

3. Antagonist:

Would be himself making assumptions

4.Describe the setting: (time, place, mood and atmosphere)

Probably late 80’s possibly early 90’s also most likely somewhere in America. Due to the second area he goes to. As for mood in the first part of town were the man is from is a relatively happy little cul-de-sac filled with memories. In the second area is a much darker mood lots of gangs and sad people. Also the atmosphere was probably a clearer and less worrisome than the second part of town he was not at all familiar with. Good!

5. Type of Conflict: Man vs himself.

6. Describe the main conflict: The protagonist thought he had to change his himself to be accepted in a community.

7. Describe the Climax of the Story: When the officer tells the man to put his hand up and instead reaches for his wallet and gets shot.

8. How does the Protagonist change over the course of the story? In the start of the story, he was a regular upper class citizen, then as he kept driving in to a different neighborhood he gets nervous because of what he sees. When he meets the policeman he feels safe but die’s because instead of putting his hands in the air he reaches in his pocket to get his id but the cop thinks he’s going to pull out a weapon so the protagonist gets shot.

9. Describe the relationship between the title and the theme. “Identities” is relative to the theme because at the end it is mixed identity that leads to ending of the mans life.

10. How does the main conflict help to illustrate the theme? The man assumes peoples Identities by their appearance.

11. How does the climax help to illustrate the theme? When the protagonist reaches into his pocket and cop shoots him. Explain how this relates to the theme.

12. Give examples of each of the following literary terms in the story (use quotes):

Simile: “ The store window illuminates the sidewalk like a stage.”

Metaphor: “liquid with sunshine draws him first from his study to the backyard.” What is being compared? Personification: “Eagles, tigers, wolves and serpents ride their backs.”

Symbol: ”Mercedes Benz” symbolizing he is rich or well off.

Foreshadowing (give both elements): “Normally clean shaven” Suggests this day is different.

Irony:” When he turns part way around and recognizes the uniform, he does not feel fear but relief. Instinctively relaxing, certain of his safety, in the last voluntary movement of his life, he reaches his hand not in the air as he was ordered to, but toward his wallet for identity”. Explain what is ironic about this quote.

Imagery: “Certain untidiness creeps in: a fragment of glass, a chocolate bar wrapper, a plastic horse, and cracked sidewalks with ridges of stiff grass”.

Completion: 5/5 Effort: 4/5 Content: 4/5 TOTAL: 13/15

Well Done!