March, 7th, 2009

                Vridula Soni

                Teacher- Mrs. Kimberley Hermans

Dressing Up for the Carnival

By Carol Shields

“We cannot live without our illusions.”

#1a) Make a list of the characters in the story, jotting down what each is wearing or carrying, and what that tells you about the character. Do you see a pattern or progression from the first characters to those in the closing paragraphs? Again jot down your ideas in your notebook.

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b) Comment on the title of the story. What is “the carnival”?

        A Carnival is a travelling amusement show. The title matches the story since all the characters are mostly wearing, carrying or doing such an act that amuses or cackles up the readers. While it is evident how the workers in a carnival try to pretend things by not showing what they really are in reality, keeping their traumas behind the curtains and making others happy by wearing a mask on their faces.

c) What are some of the ideas that ...

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