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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Significant Events Short Fiction

Study Function Of Significant Events Short Fiction in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What function does anagnorisis (recognition) typically serve for a protagonist?

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ANSWER

Reveals a crucial truth that alters the character's understanding or choice. Knowledge transforms perspective and decisions.

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AP English Literature and Composition: Short Fiction

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In a story narrated by an older woman, Mrs. Han, she has spent decades correcting her grandson's manners, believing strictness is love. At a restaurant, the grandson accidentally knocks over a glass of water. Mrs. Han begins to scold, then sees his face crumple in anticipation. Something in her softens. She reaches for a napkin and wipes the water herself, saying only, "It happens," in her first language. Her grandson blinks, surprised by the tenderness and the words. What is the primary function of the bolded event? wipes the water herself, saying only, "It happens," in her first language
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