The Painted Door- Sinclair Ross Flashcards
1
Q
Inciting event
A
Anne tries to get john to stay but he wont
2
Q
Rising action
A
Anne waits for johns return and tries to keep calm- starts to paint the door
3
Q
Climax
A
Steven comes to help anne and keeps her company
4
Q
Falling action
A
Anne sleeps with steven-cheating on john
5
Q
Final moment of suspence
A
Finds johns dead body close to the house
6
Q
Resolution
A
White paint was smeared on his hand- he had seen them cheat
7
Q
Protagonist
A
Anne
8
Q
Antagonist
A
John
9
Q
Round, dynamic character
A
Anne
10
Q
Flat, static characters
A
John and steven
11
Q
Themes
A
Adultery, marriage, isolation
12
Q
Setting
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Prairies farm land, maybe 19th century storm
13
Q
Symbolism
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- 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
14
Q
Irony
A
- Its time i was used to staying alone (2)
2. They found him next than a mile awAy from home
15
Q
Imagery
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The fire, the storm, the isolation
