What do we learn from what we see and hear about the relationship between Kane and Emily? Welles uses whip wipes /pans in the breakfast table sequence to erase the preceding shot. Why do you think Welles selected whip wipes/pans as a method of transition from one shot to the next in the breakfast table sequence in order to show Kane's marriage falling apart over a period of time? What did you notice about how close Kane sits next to Emily at the beginning of the sequence vs. how close he sits to Emily at the end of the sequence? What does Welles tell us using only visuals about what happens to Kane's first marriage over the years?

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question 1

one of the main differences between central idea and theme is

a) theme is found when you have one main character, central idea is limited to stories with multiple characters.

b) themes are explicitly stated and central ideas are not.

c) central ideas can only be found in narrative writing, while themes can be found in multiple types of literature.

d) central idea can be found in both fiction and nonfiction texts.

question 4

when reading "nameless, tennessee", we know that we are looking for a central idea and not a theme because

a) its a short story. short stories only have a central idea.

b) its a non-fiction text. non-fiction does not have a theme, only central idea.

c) themes are directly stated and there isn't one directly stated in "nameless, tennessee".

d) all of the above.

question 6

read the excerpt.

"we had a doctor on the ridge in them days. as good as any doctor alivin'. he'd cut a crooked toenail or deliver a woman. dead these last years."

how do the details in this excerpt to develop the central idea?

a) they give insight into the doctor's motivation for people.

b) they depict the poverty and lifelessness of the town.

c) they explain why people wanted to get away from the town.

d) they reveal some of the meaningful human history of the unnamed town.