Read the required materials and review the handout Plot, Theme, and Conflict. All stories have a theme that forms the plot. Also, literary elements and techniques contribute to creating and highlighting the theme.
In this discussion you will:
Read The Short Story: Theme, Symbolism, Allegory, and Motif
Describe the core conflict represented in the story.
Describe the theme of the story.
Select three literary elements/techniques in the story and describe them.
Explain how the elements/techniques illustrate the theme and conflict
expressed in the story.