The Man Who Loved Flowers

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Pre-reading: 1. Look at the title of the story and the first few lines here. What do you think the story is going to be about? "On an early evening in May of 1963, a young man with his hand in his pocket walked briskly up New York's Third Avenue. The air was soft and beautiful, the sky was darkening by slow degrees from blue to the calm and lovely violet of dusk. There are people who love the city, and this was one of the nights that made them love it." While-reading Answer the questions below, and find quotes in the text to support your reading (note page and line!). 1. Where and when does the story take place?(the setting) The story takes place in new York on an early evening in may of 1963. P. 1 l. 1-2 Urban environment 2. What does the main character look like? The main character was dressed in light grey suit. Dark hair and cut short. His complexion was fair and light blue eyes (important because the blue eyes makes him more confidendt). 3. Who is the first person he meets on his way to his beloved Norma? He met an old woman. 4. How does the woman respond to the young man? Why? “Hey beautiful” 5. Why does the young man stop to buy some flowers? He wanted to bring Norma some flowers that would please her. He loved to see her eyes light up. 6. What kind of flowers does the young man decide to buy? What are these flowers normally a symbol of? The tea roses 7. How do people surrounding him respond to his appearance and behaviour? 8. Where does he finally end up? What is this place like? he ended up at seventy-third street to the right. It was a little darker street, lined with brownstones and walk-down restaurants with Italian names. 9. What is the effect of the growing darkness? What is the contrast to the darkness? Growing darkness 10. How does the young man react when Norma appears? He was surprised as always. He says that it
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