SHORT STORY BOOTCAMP Questions
TITLE: How does the story engage the audience?
Does it encourage rereading and analysis?
What is the universal human truth?
AUTHOR: Who are the characters in this text?
How is each one characterized?
What is the setting?
How is it described? (Textual evidence)
What is the central conflict?
What’s missing or excluded from the story?
Why does the author make this choice? Is the conflict resolved? If so, how?
Does the author / how does the author compensate for what they omit?