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It’s short story, which was adapted from the works of the famous science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov.
A short story
vivid characters
creative and well-organized plots
a clear theme
Characters Who are they?
Larry Belmont Claire’s husband
Claire Larry’s wife
Tony the robot
Gladys Claffern the woman Claire envies
Claire’s feelings towards Tony changed as the story developed between them. Read the story and focus on Clair’s different feelings in different occasions.
Share your ideas with each other, and take out a piece of paper to make a clear list in order of time. Then choose a spokesman to present your list .
Group work
Occasion Claire’s feelings
When she first saw him felt alarmed
When he offered tohelp her dress
felt embarrassed
When he offered sympathy for her
felt ridiculous
felt thankful
felt his warmth & was shy
When she fell off a ladder and was caught by Tony
When the clerk was rude to her and she rang Tony up
When she touched his fingers and hand
felt amazed
She remembered Tony was just a machine and had to leave .
When she heard Gladyssaying that she had neverseen anyone so handsomeas Tony
sad &cried all night
felt sweet
When Tony hugged herat the party and told her he didn’t want to leave.
surprised &happy
1.Describe Tony’s personality
2.Describe Claire’s personality
caring, helpful, capable, smart, considerate
unconfident, clumsy, shy, emotional, sensitive
Find out evidence to support your idea
The theme is how Claire became more confident with the help of Tony, the robot, and gradually fell in love with him.
Find out the theme of the story.
Please discuss in groups of four, and go on writing the story. Pay attention to the three elements of a short story. Then choose a spokesman to present it.
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