LITERATURE QUESTIONS
GOTHIC LITERATURE
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the stranger bursts into tears
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the stranger enters the house
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the stranger requests to sit on the basement steps
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the stranger’s statement that the wall used to have a water stain on it
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which event in the story causes the father to announce that “The visit is over”? the stranger talks about the stain on the wall.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why does the stranger come to the house? He was in town on business and it was his childhood home. What is the father’s attitude when the story begins? Friendly and welcoming.
Detailed explanation-3: -How does his father react to the stranger’s request to look around? The father initially offer for him to come inside; then he allows him to come inside. What conflict does this decision set up between the mother and father? The mother is uneasy and blames the father.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The short story “Where Is Here?” by Joyce Carol Oates is set in a “quiet residential neighborhood” on a “November evening at dusk.” Oates introduces the exact setting in the first sentence of the story.