The Werewolf

Question 1

‘they have cold weather, they have cold hearts’

Answer 1

pathetic fallacy - harsh and hostile environment and social conditioning - weather reflects character

Question 2

‘another old woman who’s black cat, oh, sinister! follows her about all the time’

Answer 2

criticism of societies beliefs in the supernatural - invites the reader into mocking and ridiculing

Question 3

‘Take your father’s hunting knife, you know how to use it’

Answer 3

places LRRH in position of power - knowledge is a weapon and possession of a phallic symbol - not innocent or passive - subversion of female character archetype

Question 4

‘the wolf let out a gulp, almost a sob’

Answer 4

shift in power dynamic - vulnerability revealed through emotion

Question 5

wolves are less brave than they seem

Question 6

slashed off its right forepaw

Question 7

pelted her with stones until she fell down dead

Question 8

now the child lived in her grandmother’s house; she prospered