Warm-up questions:
1. Have you ever had a strange dream? Talk about it.
2. Do you think dreams have meanings? Why do we dream?
3. Are you superstitious?
Reading Analysis Questions:
1. Describe the plot of the story. What is the story's climactic secret that is eventually revealed at the end?
2. Describe the story's use of foreshadowing.
3. Describe the story's use of symbolism and metaphor.
4. Who is the child in the story, and what does he represent? Why does he call the narrator "father"? Why does he get heavier as the story goes on? What happens to him at the end of the story?
5. Why does the narrator want to get rid of the child on his back? Does the narrator know the truth of what happened (and who the child really is) before the end of the story?
6. When and where does this story take place?
7. What are some of the subjects and themes of the story?
2. Describe the story's use of foreshadowing.
3. Describe the story's use of symbolism and metaphor.
4. Who is the child in the story, and what does he represent? Why does he call the narrator "father"? Why does he get heavier as the story goes on? What happens to him at the end of the story?
5. Why does the narrator want to get rid of the child on his back? Does the narrator know the truth of what happened (and who the child really is) before the end of the story?
6. When and where does this story take place?
7. What are some of the subjects and themes of the story?
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