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What caused panic on all twenty floors of the building?
What caused panic on all twenty floors of the building?
- A strong earthquake
- A terrorist attack
- An explosion that shattered the entrance window (correct)
- A fire in the lobby
How long did it take the Cuban volunteers and the fire department to clean up the debris?
How long did it take the Cuban volunteers and the fire department to clean up the debris?
- A whole day
- Less than an hour
- Several days
- Less than six hours (correct)
What was found when the crane lifted the car out of the wall?
What was found when the crane lifted the car out of the wall?
- A stolen treasure
- A large sum of money
- A valuable artifact
- A body of a woman (correct)
What was the woman's occupation?
What was the woman's occupation?
Where had the narrator met the woman thirty-four years earlier?
Where had the narrator met the woman thirty-four years earlier?
What is a key feature of a short story?
What is a key feature of a short story?
What is a common theme in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's works?
What is a common theme in Gabriel Garcia Marquez's works?
What is the term used to describe the style of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's writing?
What is the term used to describe the style of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's writing?
What is the name of one of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's masterpieces?
What is the name of one of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's masterpieces?
What is the location where the story 'I Sell my Dreams' takes place?
What is the location where the story 'I Sell my Dreams' takes place?
Study Notes
Short Story Characteristics
- A short story is a prose narrative of limited length that organizes the action and thoughts of its characters into a plot.
- The plot form can be comic, tragic, romantic, or satiric.
- The central incident is selected to manifest the protagonist's life and character, and the details contribute to the development of the plot.
Short Story Diversity
- The term "short story" covers a great diversity of prose fiction, ranging from really short stories of about 500 words to longer and more complex works.
- Thematic variations include fantasy, reality, alienation, and the problem of choice in personal life.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez (1927-2014) was a novelist, short story writer, and journalist from Northern Colombia.
- He is widely considered the greatest living Latin American master of narrative.
- He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.
- His themes include violence, solitude, and the overwhelming human need for love.
"I Sell My Dreams" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- The story is an example of Latin American magical realism, mixing reality with fantasy.
- The narrative begins with a huge wave picking up several cars on the avenue along the seawall and embedding one of them in the side of the Havana Riviera Hotel.
- A woman's body is found secured behind the steering wheel of the embedded car, with a gold ring shaped like a serpent with emerald eyes.
- The story's narrator is intrigued by the ring and tries to find out more about the woman, who he believes he may have met 34 years earlier in Vienna.
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Learn about the definition, plot forms, and key elements of a short story, including character development and plot structure.
