Imagine you've been assigned to write an analysis of the same story. Chose the best controlling idea using these pieces of evidence.
Select one:
O a. Throughout the story, the narrator sees the caretakers as his enemies,
responsible for whatever horrible act might occur in the castle.
O b. In the beginning, the narrator feels sorry for the caretakers, but he grows
to fear and distrust them by the end of the story.
O c. The narrator's attitude toward the three caretakers changes as the story
progresses, becoming more sympathetic and less hostile.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.