Module 3: Note-taking and DBA Study Guide
Feel free to take notes as you work through this module. Star unfamiliar concepts and contact
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Readings
The Premature Burial – Suspense, showing the terror and the effects of the human mind
In the story his terror is what causes his obsessive abnormal thoughts. Shows another theme of
isolation of being cut off from the world. Two days after his hasty funeral, a peasant heard him
struggling, and they uncovered his grave and took him to a hospital, where he revived and told
of his experiences. Fear of being buried alive. The man
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - mystery fear suspense. Shows darker side of
man. The aspect of suspense hinted towards when Mr. Hyde a man who is held in high regard
by many is accused of trampling the young girl
The Boarded Window - Irony: The ribbon with which he had bound the wrists was broken; the
hands were tightly clenched. Between the teeth was a fragment of the animal's ear. We
expected Murlock’s wife to be dead in the beginning. This means that Murlock’s wife regained
consciousness and put up a fight with the panther. Mr. Murlock mistakenly believes his wife is
dead, only to find out at the end of the story that she didn’t die and that Murlock could have
saved her life when the panther attacked.
Symbolism: the boarded window represents Murlock’s connection to the rest of the world living
an isolated life
Roosevelt’s "Four Freedoms" speech – Straight forward with his ideas, he addresses his group
as a whole using words that direct his speech to each person individually using call to action
talks about standing up and fighting together as a country to make it a better place. Speak for
the people in the future. Everyone will always want to live without fear. [Show Less]