Worksheet on the short-story ' I spy' by Graham Greene

For each indication you pick out, quote the line number

1- List up all the characters in the short-story

(present/acting/mentioned/alluded to/main/principal/minor/secondary/static/dynamic/first appearance/etc.)

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2- The setting When and where does the action take place?

What about the historical and geographical background?

3 The plot What happens?

4- A portrait of the main character/protagonist

- (sociological portrait)

- (psychological portrait)

4- Structure of the short-story

- Compare the beginning and the end.

- There are two parts. Which?

5- How is suspense created? How is the impression of expectation conveyed?

- noise elements

- light elements

- verbs of action

6- What does the word 'crime' refer to? What does his 'crime' consist in?

7- Is this short-story a story of initiation or a war-time thriller?

What is the main character's discovery/realisation?

8- Find a proper title for this short-story (a maximum of 2 words)