Short Story Profile “Twins” by Eric Wright (Echoes, p. 213).ppt

shortstoryprofile“twins”byericwright(echoes,p.213),genrecrimestory,focus,thestoryisanexaminationofhumanbehaviorandexperiencesinceitexposestheattitudesandbehavioursofthehusbandandwiferegardingcommittingacrimeitillustratesathreadoflifeatasignificantmomentthecouplesactionsbeforethemurderandthewifesafterthemurder,economy,thewriteriseconomicalinhiscondensationofthenarrativeelements.thefirstlineestablishestheconflictbetweenhusbandandwifehercriticismofhisplotssinceheisawriter.thereareonly2characters,introducedrightaway.thereisonemainsetting,themineshaft,however,attheend,thewifedriveshomewherewelearnwhatshedidandwhy.welearnrightawaythatthehusbandistestingaplotforhisnewbook.,pointofview,thepointofviewofthefirstpartofthestoryis3rdpersonobjectiveitismostlydialogue,sowedonotlearnhoweitherofthecharactersisreallyfeeling.thesecondhalfis3rdpersonlimitedthenarratorknowsthethoughtsofthewifeonly.,plottype,thestorybeginsinmediares(inthemiddleofthings).thereisverylittleinthewayofintroductionexcepttoestablishtheidentityofthecharactersandthesetting.itisthentoldchronologically,throughthedialoguebetweenthemanandwoman.,plotstructure,expositionverylittlebackgroundinformationexcepttoestablishthe2characters,thesetting,themansprofessionandahintataconflict(thewifeiscriticalofherhusbandsstories)allthisinthefirstsentence.incitingincidentthehusbanddriveshiswifetoamineshafttotestapossiblescenarioforacrimestoryrisingactionthedialoguebetweenthemanandthewomanabouthisplothatinvolvesahusbandkillinghiswife,andgettingawaywithitthewifequestionshisplan,plotstructure,climaxthehusband“reachedinsidehisjacketandpulledoutthelittlehandgunhehadboughtindetroit,”andendswithhimpullingthetriggerthreetimes.fallingactionthewifedrives“homeandwaitsfortwodaysforhimtoreturn,thenshecalledthepolice”endsat“allshehadtodowasnursehergriefforthefewweekswhilethepolicemadetheirenquiries.”welearnwhyhewantedtokillherandwhysheendedupkillinghiminsteadresolutionitappearsthecrimewillgounpunishedbecauseshefollowedwhatherhusbandhadplannedforherdemise”theplanhadbeenperfect,orprettygoodtherestwentexactlyashehadplanned.”,atmosphere,thesettingatthemineshaftandthediscussionofhowtomurdersomeoneandgetawaywithit,createsanatmosphereofsuspenseandforeboding.,characterization,thehusbandandwifearebothroundcharactersbutarenotdynamic.thehusbandishavinganaffairwhichshowsthatheisunfaithful.hismurderplotalsoproveshimtobecunningyetimmoral.thewifefiguresouthisplanandmurdersherhusbandportrayingherasresourcefulandsmart,yet,withoutremorse.,conflict,theconflictisbetweenthehusbandandwife,personvs.person.itappearsthattherehasbeenconflictbetweentheminthepastbecauseofhercriticismofhisplots,andnow,becausethehusbandishavinganaffair,hisconflictwithhiswifeincludeshisattempttomurderher.,irony,situationalironytheendingisquitedifferentfromwhatthereaderexpectstohappenthewifekillsherhusband,insteadoftheotherwayaround,dialogue,mostofthestoryispresentedthroughdialoguemakecharactersmorelife-likerevealscharacterplantcluesforthereaderpreventsrevealingtoomuchinformation(anomniscientnarratormightrevealtoomuchofthecharactersthoughts”,foreshadowing/suspense,cluesareplantedthroughoutthedialogue,creatingsuspensethereaderbecomessuspiciousofthehusbandsmotivesfortakinghiswifetothemineshaft,becauseheisnotabletorevealallthedetailsofhisplantohiswifeevidentwhenshesays,“thisisntthewayyouusuallywork.usuallyyougetthecharacterfirst,thenlettheplotgrowoutofthem.soyousayanyway.”,imagery,allowsthereadertogetinvolvedintheaction:-thevisualimageryofthemineshaft-theimagessuggestedbythehusbandsplottheplantodrivetothehotel;thepretendargumentetc.,tone,thetoneislargelyconversational,whichisironicinviewoftheevilintentionsofthehusband,theme,theauthor,ericwright,impliesinthelastsentenceofthe