A Shocking Accident

Bree Croft, Nolan McCauley, Bobby

Drake, & Casey Filler

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.

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.

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.

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; pityPerplexity; (noun)- confusion; uncertainty.Inexplicable; (adjective)- Not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.