Monday, January 10, 2022

"The Brass Teapot"

 Questions for the story "The Brass Teapot"


  1. List the following details for this story:

  • Protagonist
  • Antagonist
  • Conflict
  • Climax
  • Point of View

  1. The final line of the story, "we could buy our way into paradise" is an example of dramatic irony. Explain why.
  2. Can you think of anything in our society that would drive someone to act like John and Alice do in this story? What might the teapot symbolize in that situation?
  3. Go back and read the start of the story about how they acquire the teapot. What do you know now that you have finished the story that was not obvious before?

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