How do Tom's relationships and life experiences help you understand the kind of person he is? (The story is “the deep” by Anthony doerr)

In the space below, enter the three discussion question stems you selected, and the answers you wrote as you reread the speech. even though this was a note-taking exercise, the answers should still be complete sentences, with correct spelling and punctuation.

Which statement is true about the theme of a short story? a. the theme is directly stated in the story. b. the theme is the message the author wants to convey. c. the theme is the purpose of the story. d. the theme is the same as the subject of the story.

What is indirect characterization? 1 when the author shows a character’s traits through words and actions 2 when a character expresses her true nature by acting in an opposite manner 3 when the narrator tells what a character is like with an explicit description 4 when a narrator is also a character in a story who provides internal thoughts