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Introduced to the story as the narrator and he starts off by describing how he met the young woman at a wedding party 3 years prior. Characterised through descriptions of the young woman - we learn how old he was and that he was married. We also learn about his character through dialogues with the barn-burning man; the narrator is extremely intrigued by the activity of barn-burning and asks countless questions about it. We learn about him through his inner thoughts and reactions to the barn-burning man as well as the disappearance of the woman.

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“It was a mood I was after, not understanding or sympathy” p.135

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“It was a mood I was after, not understanding or sympathy” p.135

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“Who knows? You burn barns. I don’t burn barns. There’s this glaring difference, and to me, rather than say which of us is strange, first of all I’d like to clear up just what the difference is” p.140

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“Who knows? You burn barns. I don’t burn barns. There’s this glaring difference, and to me, rather than say which of us is strange, first of all I’d like to clear up just what the difference is” p.140

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Inner thoughts: is a generally normal person, but feels extra relaxed when talking to the woman. Notices appearances and body language “he was in his late twenties, tall, with a decent build, and rather polite in his speech”. p.135. Observant

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Inner thoughts: is a generally normal person, but feels extra relaxed when talking to the woman. Notices appearances and body language “he was in his late twenties, tall, with a decent build, and rather polite in his speech”. p.135. Observant

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Observant, patient, understanding, curious, unphased 

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Observant, patient, understanding, curious, unphased 

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“She seemed to consider things like age and family and income to be of the same a priori order as shoe size and vocal pitch and the shape of one’s fingernails. The sort of thing that thinking about won’t change it one bit. And that much said, well, she had a point” p.g 132

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Shock when he says he burns barns → “Pretty simple, really. I pour gasoline and throw a lighted match. Flick, and that's it.” He sounds proud of it, and he talks about it as if it was just a normal everyday conversation. The Mystery he held before this day faded a little, letting the narrator into his life a little more. This conversation also characterizes him beyond just what the narrator thinks and sees of him, before this the description of the “barn burning man” was mostly just visual descriptions and observations about his “Automobile”.

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p. 132: "We were nearly a whole generation apart in age - she twenty, myself thirty-one - but that hardly got in the way. I had plenty of other things to worry my head about at the time, and to be perfectly honest, I didn't have a spare moment to think about age difference."
p. 135: "...I went to meet her when she arrived. A sudden telegram from Beirut had given a date and a flight number. Nothing else. Seemed she wanted me to come to the airport."
p.149: "Although just now and then, in the depths of the night, I'll think about barns burning to the ground."

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Works as an advertising model and studies pantomime

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“Not at all , don’t mind a bit. Every day might as well be a day off with me, and I was getting kind of bored here on my own. “ p. 138

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She came into a small amount of money due to her father's death 2 years prior of heart disease.

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Indicated as being quite rich- well dressed and owns a silver grey German sports car (according to the  narrator, not the sort of car a "regular salaryman should own" p.136) 

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Indicated as being quite rich- well dressed and owns a silver grey German sports car (according to the  narrator, not the sort of car a "regular salaryman should own" p.136) 

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"… in his late twenties, tall, with a decent build, and rather polite in his speech...you could put him in the handsome category." p. 135

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“It was some kind of power she had. Not that there was any great meaning to her words. And if I did catch myself interjecting polite nothings without really tuning in what she was saying, there was still something soothing to my ears about her voice. Like watching clouds drift across the far horizon.” -p. 134

"In so many words, it doesn’t sound like much, but I swear, just watching her do this for ten or twenty minutes, I felt the reality of everything around me being siphoned away.” -p. 134

The narrator's inner dialogues and reactions to her behaviour shows how she is so uniquely captivating and enchanting.

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“her new guy”
Japanese
The young woman's “first real lover”
In his late twenties,
decent build
rather polite
“hansom category”

All ways the narrator describes him in the beginning

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"I wouldn't doubt if morals weren't the very balance to my simultaneity...I'm here, and I'm there. I'm in Tokyo, and at the same time I'm in Tunis. I'm the one to blame and I'm also the one to forgive." (p. 142)

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Introduced when the young woman comes back from Algeria with him, narrator first meets him at the airport- indicated that he was the woman's first regular lover.  

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Introduced when the young woman comes back from Algeria with him, narrator first meets him at the airport- indicated that he was the woman's first regular lover.  

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“I met her at a wedding party of an acquaintance and we got friendly” p.g. 132

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"I carefully checked the conditions of each of these, and from the sixteen I eliminated all those where there were houses in the immediate proximity or greenhouse alongside." p. 145 - obsessive thoughts 

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"I carefully checked the conditions of each of these, and from the sixteen I eliminated all those where there were houses in the immediate proximity or greenhouse alongside." p. 145 - obsessive thoughts 

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"She hasn’t got anyone she can depend on. No, I take that back, she did trust you.” pg 149

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The young woman never seemed had any real friends and went from place to place without a care in the world like a nomad and got her basic neccesities from her boyfriend, however built a unique but close relationship with the narrator.

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“She inherited a little money from him. At least that’s what she told me. She said she wanted to use the money to go to North Africa.”
—> spontaneous
—> adventurous
—> quite inept at personal finance management, a “money burning a hole in her pocket” sort of person

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How she was introduced + characterisation

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How she was introduced + characterisation

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The story immediately starts off with the narrator’s recollection of meeting her at a wedding party three years ago. The narrator starts of by highlighting the differences between himself and the woman. Every description of her is relative to his (the narrator's) character.
For the rest of the story, most of the descriptions/knowledge we get of her is based off of the narrators impression of her.

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"But whatever she lacked in take-home pay she probably made up for on the goodwill of a number go boyfriends."

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Reactions: very calm, interested, unphased. Especially when the guy tells him that he burns barns. 

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Reactions: very calm, interested, unphased. Especially when the guy tells him that he burns barns. 

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The narrator is characterized as easygoing and generous, but also obsessive. The story is told through his inner monologue and his perception of the world around him.
quotes: “I was beside myself for wanting to know for wanting to know which of the five barbs he’d chosen” (p145)

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"But there´s a lot of band in this world, and I've got this feeling that they're all just waiting to be burned" p. 142

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Page 141: "Pour the gas, light the match, and run. Then I watch the whole thing from a distance through binoculars, nice and easy. Nobody catches me. Really, burn one shitty little barn and the cops hardly even budge."

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Page 149: "I do believe you're someone special to her. Really, it's enough to make me kind of jealous. And I'm someone who's never ever been jealous at all."

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1. How does social status correspond with the power an individual possesses?
2. How do gender stereotypes affect the opportunities of women?
3. To what extent can relationships affect morals?

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How does loneliness and isolation affect women in modern society?

how does a society preoccupied with appearances lead to shallow connections and relationships?

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Obsession with the unknown and confusing

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Obsession with the unknown and confusing

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1. How does having a close and supportive community affect a woman’s safety?

2. How does your gender impact your trustworthiness from an outsider’s perspective?

3. To what extent can obsession compromise your morals?

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What is the impact of wealth and power on rational thinking?

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Stereotypes (men) → rich = trustworthy and safe, poor=creepy, unsafe 

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Stereotypes (men) → rich = trustworthy and safe, poor=creepy, unsafe 

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Cheating → doing something unusual/out of character secretly

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Cheating → doing something unusual/out of character secretly

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Economic disparity - high income, multiple resources/connections vs low income, low resources/connections 

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Economic disparity - high income, multiple resources/connections vs low income, low resources/connections 

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What is the effect of loneliness on a person’s identity?

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What is the role of personal values and morals in shaping in your actions. 

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What is the role of personal values and morals in shaping in your actions. 

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How does the exploitation of privilege affect the less privileged community. 

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How does the exploitation of privilege affect the less privileged community. 

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Impact of social class on the likelihood of exploration.