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“Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” Analysis Questions
Directions: Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure to answer ALL parts for full credit.
1. A.) What is the initial setting?
B.) List text evidence (a quotation) to support your answer.
C.) How does the setting influence the mood of the story?
2. A.) Describe one conflict in the story.
B.) Is it an example of man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature, or man vs self?
3. How does the conflict help develop the author’s message (theme)?
4. A.) Is the author using a linear plot development or a flashback?
B.) If flashback is present, why would Tim O’Brien choose to use a flashback?
C.) How does it add depth to a story?
5. Is there any evidence of foreshadowing, or does the reader know what is going to take place later in the story
based on clues from the author?
6. Dialogue: A.)How does the dialogue (internal or external) or conversation tell the reader more details about the
character’s personalities and motives?
B.) Use text evidence (a quotation) of one character’s words to explain your answer.
7. Symbolism: Name at least two symbols used in the story and what they symbolize.
8. The protagonist:
A.) Round or flat character?
B.) What is his basic personality?
C.) What are his flaws?
D.) How is he complex, yet believable?
9. Character development: List three quotes throughout the story that reveal the protagonist’s true nature
(include page #). Try to find quotes from all parts of the story, not just one section.
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10. A.) Find two examples of imagery.
B.) How does the figurative language affect the story? Does it make the reader feel a certain way? Or, does it
help develop a theme? Or, does it develop a character’s personality?
11. Climax: What is the most suspenseful point of the story? If there is more than one high point, then the climax is
usually when everything changes for the protagonist. (His or her life will never be the same. The climax can
occur at the end of a story.)
12. A.) From which vantage point is the story told?
B.) Quote two examples that prove your answer.