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Short Stories Critical Notes for B.A. English
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SHORT STORIES
&
ONE ACT PLAYS
Critical Notes
For
Bachelor of Arts
(According to Punjab University English Syllabus)
Prepared at:
Bab-ul-Ilm Institute of Languages, Computer & Natural
Sciences
(BILCANS)
SOHAWA, MANDI BAHAUDDIN
Now at Bab-ul-Ilm Public School Campus
(An Educational Wing of Bab-ul-Ilm Research Foundation®)
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Short Stories Critical Notes for B.A. English
1. THE KILLERS
By: Ernest Hemingway
Q.1:
What is the effect of the story “The Killers” on the mind of the reader?
Or
“The Killers” is a powerful story, which is full of suspense, action, fear and terror/horror,
Explain
Answer:
The main scene of this dramatic story, “The Killers”, is Henry’s Lunch-Room. Two men,
Al and Max, enter there. They are hired killers. They behave with the waiters, George and Nick
Adams, and the cook, Sam, in a cruel and inhuman manner. They want to kill Ole Anderson, a
Swede heavyweight boxer, just to oblige a friend.
They wait many hours for Ole Anderson to kill him. However, he does not come to the restaurant that evening. At last, the killers leave the restaurant. Nick Adams goes to Ole
Anderson and informs him that two killers are certainly going to kill him. He is, however, willing to accept a respectable death. In fact, he is tired of running from death. Nick Adams is shown horrified by Anderson’s passive acceptance of death. Similar is the case with the readers.
It is now obvious how the killers leave behind them a looming shadow of death and terror both for the coded hero, Nick Adams, and the readers.
Q.2: Describe Henry’s Lunch-Room. What did happen there?
Answer:
The door of Henry’s
Bilcans
SHORT STORIES
&
ONE ACT PLAYS
Critical Notes
For
Bachelor of Arts
(According to Punjab University English Syllabus)
Prepared at:
Bab-ul-Ilm Institute of Languages, Computer & Natural
Sciences
(BILCANS)
SOHAWA, MANDI BAHAUDDIN
Now at Bab-ul-Ilm Public School Campus
(An Educational Wing of Bab-ul-Ilm Research Foundation®)
Contact us:
Cell: 0322-778-7338, 0321-774-6647
Email: Birf.Pakistan@hotmail.com
To Download B.A. English (PU) Notes & Grammar Book, Visit Our Website
www.birf.weebly.com
Bab-ul-Ilm Institute of Languages, Computer & Natural Sciences, Sohawa www.birf.weebly.com 1
Short Stories Critical Notes for B.A. English
1. THE KILLERS
By: Ernest Hemingway
Q.1:
What is the effect of the story “The Killers” on the mind of the reader?
Or
“The Killers” is a powerful story, which is full of suspense, action, fear and terror/horror,
Explain
Answer:
The main scene of this dramatic story, “The Killers”, is Henry’s Lunch-Room. Two men,
Al and Max, enter there. They are hired killers. They behave with the waiters, George and Nick
Adams, and the cook, Sam, in a cruel and inhuman manner. They want to kill Ole Anderson, a
Swede heavyweight boxer, just to oblige a friend.
They wait many hours for Ole Anderson to kill him. However, he does not come to the restaurant that evening. At last, the killers leave the restaurant. Nick Adams goes to Ole
Anderson and informs him that two killers are certainly going to kill him. He is, however, willing to accept a respectable death. In fact, he is tired of running from death. Nick Adams is shown horrified by Anderson’s passive acceptance of death. Similar is the case with the readers.
It is now obvious how the killers leave behind them a looming shadow of death and terror both for the coded hero, Nick Adams, and the readers.
Q.2: Describe Henry’s Lunch-Room. What did happen there?
Answer:
The door of Henry’s