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setting 217 E. thirty-seventh street, New York, New York 10016,Mr.Lewis, Mrs.Lewis, Mr. Steward
mood The story makes me feel that i am watching The Twlight Zone.The story gives you chills because the button will kill somebody that you dont know then it is Mrs.Lewis husband who dies.
theme The authors message of the story is that you should think before you do something because it could affect your life.
conflict The conflict is Mr.Steward keeps bringing a glass dome that covers a button. And when you push the button somebody you dont know will die and you will get $50,000.
internal conflict When Mrs.Lewis has to make the decision to push the button.
person vs person When they fight if they should press the button.
external conflict When Mrs.Lewis presses the button her husband dies.
person vs self When Mrs. Lewis keeps thinking about if she should push the button.
person vs fate When Mrs.Lewis presses the button and her husband dies.
minor The minor of the story is when Mrs.Lewis presses she gets 50,000 dollars but her husband dies.
person vs society When the was shoved by the crowd off the platform in front of the train.
rising action Mr.Steward telling them about the button.
exposition 217 E. thirty-seventh street, New York, New York 10016 Mr.Lewis, Mrs.Lewis, Mr. Steward
narrative hook
climax The highest point of intrest is when Mrs.Lewis decides to push the button.
conclusion The resolution or ending of the story Mrs.Lewis finds out that she really shouldnt have trusted Mr.Steward because it was a trick.
narrator The narrator is Mr. Steward
tone The tone of the story is scary and bone chilling.
point of view first person, because in the story they use he and she.
charcters Mr.Lewis, Mrs.Lewis, Mr. Steward
major Mrs.Lewis
protagonist Mrs. Lewis, Mr.Lewis
antagonist Mr. Steward
direct charcterzation There is no direct charcterzation the authour does not tell yo about the charcters you learn from the charcters personailtys from their thoughts and them talking.
symbol The object with the dome that coverd symboled death and money.
irony When you push the button you will get $50,000 and when Mrs. Lewis gets the phone call from the hospital she realizes that Mr. Lewis life-insurance policy $25,000 with double indemnity.
foreshadowing Pressing the button you get $50,000 and her husband life-insurense policy with the case of their death being a accident being doubled when his was 25,000. Then doubled to be $50,000.
falling action Mrs. Lewis finds out that her husband is dead.
dynamic charcter Mrs.Lewis
static charcter Mr.Lewis
indirect charcterization Mrs.Lewis
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