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Something very serious is going to happen in thistown
1. Where and when does the story take place? How do you
know? If the story took place somewhere else or in a
different time, how would it be changed? (Setting)
The history described by Gabriel García Marquez occurred in a
very small town, it means, far away of cities and facilities,
according with the story. If the story took place somewhere else or
in a different time it could occur in the small village or town too,
because the context focusses on the facility of spread a rumor,
that is easier in a small town or village, where all the neighbors
meet to people that live there and the lifestyle is very simple and
people share moments in the day.
2. What incident, problem, conflict, or situation does the
author use to get the story started?
The author uses the old lady´s hunch about something very
serious is going to happen in that town. The story´s conflict is
Person vs Unknown: There is a conflict in the neighbors because
they begin to have doubt about the future and the possibility to
have serious problem in the town. For this reason, it comes to a
tension moment and people make a wrong decision.
3. What does the author do to create suspense, to make you
want to read on to find out what happens? Explain the type
of conflict
The author involves different characters in the town and describe
how they create a social hysteria or social panic about the rumor.
Each of them creates more confusion and make more problems.
The readers want to know how the rumor create more confusion
and what happen with the neighbors.
4. Who is the main character of the story? What kind of
person is the character? How do you know?
The main character of this story is the old lady, because her
feelings about something very serious is going to happen create
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