LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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Billy seeing the Bed and Breakfast sign and being unable to walk away
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Billy debating between the bed and breakfast and the Bell and Dragon
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The old lady hitting on Billy
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Finding out the animals are stuffed
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Detailed explanation-1: -The inciting action in this story would be when Billy Weaver looks at the home and can’t look away. The author described the words, bed and breakfast as eyes watching him, and not letting him walk away. Then he found himself up to the door, ringing the doorbell.
Detailed explanation-2: -What inference does Billy make about the Bed and Breakfast based on these observations? “All in all, it looked to him as though it would be a pretty decent house to stay in. Certainly it would be more comfortable than The Bell and Dragon.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Understanding the text : questions 1) Looking from the outside, Billy has the impression that the B&B (Bed and Breakfast) looks more comfortable than the place recommended. The furniture and the decoration, altogether make him feel of a pleasant, decent place.
Detailed explanation-4: -Early on, Weaver believes the bed and breakfast to be more appealing than the Bell and Dragon. Clearly, he would have been better off if he had gone to the pub instead. The deception in the look of the place, one he describes as being filled with ‘pleasant furniture’ and ‘more comfortable’ than the pub is anything but.
Detailed explanation-5: -Although Billy is attracted to the coziness of the Bed and Breakfast, he does admit to himself that “he was a tiny bit frightened” of boarding houses. He is also sure that The Bell and Dragon pub would be a livelier and more “congenial” place to stay.