Name________________________________________
Period_________
Date____________________________
English/Mrs. Moy
Literary Elements in “Mateo Falcone”
There are many examples of
conflict
in the story. Label each of the following types below.
1. Gianetto (the outlaw) runs from the adjutants. Character versus ______________
2. People must use an ax to penetrate the tangled bushes of the maquis.
Character versus ______________
3. Fortunato must decide whether or not to take the watch and give away the hiding place of the
criminal. Character versus ______________
4. Mateo kills Fortunato during the resolution of the story in order to protect his family’s name and
reputation. Character versus ______________
There are also examples of
irony
in the story. Label each of the following types below
(dramatic, verbal, or situational).
5. ___________________ We, the readers, know that Gianetto is hiding in the haystack but the
adjutants do not.
6. ___________________ We might expect Mateo to be happy his son turned in a criminal, but
instead Fortunato was killed for being a snitch and blemishing the family name.
Symbols
can usually be found in any story. I have listed three objects below. State what you
think each one symbolizes in the story.
7. The maquis-____________________________________________________________
8. A gun- ________________________________________________________________
9. The watch on a chain- _____________________________________________________