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Analyzing a Short Story
DIRECTIONS: Complete Step 1 before reading or rereading the story you chose. Complete the remaining
steps after reading the story and taking notes on important elements as you read.
Step 1: Choose a story and review Regionalism and naturalism.
1. Which story from the list will you write about?
2. What are the characteristics of Regionalism?
3. What are the characteristics of naturalism?
Step 2: Identify and record evidence that the story represents one or both of the literary movements.
In what ways does the story represent Regionalism, if at all? What events, ideas, and passages conform
to characteristics of this movement?
In what ways does the story represent naturalism, if at all? What events, ideas, and passages conform to
characteristics of this movement?
