Wrapping Up "The Stone Boy" and Lit. Terms

Blue Sirs:

I thoroughly enjoyed class today. Your interpretations of Berriault’s themes were well-founded and clearly spoken, and our discussions have been spirited. I hope that this is a sign of things to come.

We wrapped class with a flourish that was exciting but, unfortunately, somewhat time-consuming. If I had been more conscious of the clock, we would have taken 5-10 minutes to define 3 lit. terms, specifically theme, characterization, and conflict. See below:
 

theme - the messages an author is communicating about the world, life, and people in general. Your interpretations of Berriault’s short story was an in-depth discussion about theme.
characterization - the way an author communicates information about a character’s personality; direct characterization is when an author tells you explicitly what a character is like, and indirect characterization is when an author implies, shows, and suggests what a character is like
conflict - the problems within a story and the questions or issues that drive the plot; conflicts can be either internal and further categorized by their relation to the character dealing with the conflict, such as “character vs. character,” “character vs. self,” “character vs. nature,” “character vs. society,” and “character vs. the unknown.” (NOTE: of the conflicts mentioned above, only “character vs. self” is internal and the others are external)

Tonight, answer the following questions in a CloudOn Microsoft Word Document:
How is Arnold characterized in “The Stone Boy,” and what conflicts does he face throughout? (NOTE: if CloudOn is too laggy, I recommend typing your answer in the Notes app and then copying-and-pasting your responses into a CloudOn Microsoft Word Document after.)

If you have any questions, find the answers. And if you run out of options, please email me.

Word hard: luck means nothing.

- AC