The Painted Door- Sinclair Ross Flashcards
Inciting event
Anne tries to get john to stay but he wont
Rising action
Anne waits for johns return and tries to keep calm- starts to paint the door
Climax
Steven comes to help anne and keeps her company
Falling action
Anne sleeps with steven-cheating on john
Final moment of suspence
Finds johns dead body close to the house
Resolution
White paint was smeared on his hand- he had seen them cheat
Protagonist
Anne
Antagonist
John
Round, dynamic character
Anne
Flat, static characters
John and steven
Themes
Adultery, marriage, isolation
Setting
Prairies farm land, maybe 19th century storm
Symbolism
- Painted door symbolizes anne trying to cover up her unhappiness and disloyalty
- Painted hand symbolizes that no amount of paint can cover up what she did
- Fire symbolizes survival, passion
- Cold is the enemy. Separating her from her husband cold and fire represent the change in her emotions
Irony
- Its time i was used to staying alone (2)
2. They found him next than a mile awAy from home
Imagery
The fire, the storm, the isolation
Conflicts
Man vs man: anne is mad at john and tries to resist steven
Man vs self: anne vs her emotions
Man vs nature: the storm keeps her isolated from her husband
Point of veiw
Starts off 3rd person omniscient (we see john and annes perspective) and ends with just annes perspective (3rd person limited)
Moral tone
Believes unhappy marriage leads to adultery
- woman dependant on man
- woman are easily tempted creatures
Exposition
Anne and john (a married couple) are discussing the storm and john going to help his father through it
