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PLEASE HELP!!

CHOOSE ONE STORY FROM THIS LIST:

*President Cleveland, where are you?

*Raymond's Run

*The Bat-Poet

*The White Umbrella

*My Father is a Simple Man (Poem)


Select one of the stories or poems in this unit and identify the author's purpose for writing. Then, identify the theme of that same story or poem. What is the difference between the theme and the author's purpose? Are they the same, or are they different?

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Answer:

PURPOSE The symbol is the white umbrella, and it represents what the narrator wants to be, perfect, pure, etc. and that would mean that when she throws it away she is satisfied with the way she is now.

THEME In the beginning of the story, the white umbrella represents dignity and fitting in with Eugenie Roberts, but at the end, the significance of the umbrella changes to the narrator's rejection to her mother. The white umbrella represents dignity and fitting in with Eugenie Roberts in the beginning of the story.