A Shocking Accident

1. A Shocking Accident Bree Croft, Nolan McCauley, Bobby Drake, & Casey Filler

2. Background Information On The Author; • The author of this short story was Graham Greene. • He was born on October 2, 1904. • He later died in 1991. • He was the fourth of six children. • Greene was a shy and sensitive person.

3. More Background Information; • After several suicide attempts, Greene left school one day and wrote to his parents that he did not wish to return. He was sent to a therapist in London at the age fifteen. • He then moved on to a job as a subeditor at The Times in London. • He married Vivien in October 1927 and with her had a daughter, Lucy Caroline, and a son Franncis.

4. Background Information; • Greene wrote both entertainments and serious novels. • He had many affairs and confessed that he was a bad husband. • He separated from his wife in 1948 but they never got a divorce. • Towards the end of his life he lived in Vevey, Switzerland with his companion Yvonne Cloetta. Where he later died on April 3, 1991.

5. Vocab; • Convulsion; (noun)- Violent, disturbance, or agitation, especially a social one. • Callousness; (adjective)- Insensitive; unsympathetic. • Commiserate; (verb)- To feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity • Perplexity; (noun)- confusion; uncertainty. • Inexplicable; (adjective)- Not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.

6. Major Theme; • Our major theme, was dealing with a tragic accident; • Example from the text; the boys father, that he did not even know, died because a pig landed on him.

7. Two Minor Themes; • 1) Keep moving forward with life. • Example from text; His father died, but the boy knows that he has to continue living his life. • 2) Don’t worry about others opinions. • Example from text; he is marrying a woman, and he tells her about his fathers death, and he is worried that she will find it humorous.

8. Worksheet; • Who was the housemaster? • -Mr. Wordsworth. • Who called Mr. Wordsworth to give him the bad news about Jerome’s father? • -Jerome’s Aunt. • Jerome thought _________ was a member of the British secret service? • - his father

9. Worksheet; • What fell on Jerome’s father? • - a pig. • Jerome’s father was not a very distinguished what? • -Writer. • Where was Jerome’s father killed? • -Italy. • What type of girl did Jerome want to marry? • -pleasant, fresh-faced of twenty-five, whose father was a doctor.

10. Worksheet; • What was her name? • -Sally. • What kind of accident did Jerome tell Sally his father died in? • -street accident. • Did Sally laugh when she found out about the pig killing Jerome’s father? • - No, she said it was horrible.