Read “The Hand-Me-Downs” by Joey R. Poole, available at this link:http://www.theadirondackreview.com/Poole.html

Topic: Choose one of the following and analyze in a two-three page essay, following MLA format. Support the points you are making with evidence and quotations from the story.
Character Discuss the central character as dynamic rather than static–or-o Focus on an important character trait of the central character.

Theme Analyze the theme or underlying message of the story. You may want to consider the story’s title (what is being handed down), the scene at the end with the doll, and the scene with the dream of the dead girl’s room.
Setting Discuss the importance of the setting (the woods and the game itself).

Symbolism Identify and analyze important symbolism in the story.

Category: Essays