Thursday, April 21, 2016

Doc Bracket

Doc Brackett
Damon Runyon

Theme: "People love kind hearted souls, unless they have a sour soul themself."

Text Evidence: "He was supposed to marry Miss Elvira Cromwell, the daughter of old Junius Cromwell, the banker, but on the day the wedding was supposed to take place Doc Brakett got a call to go out into the country and doctor a Mexican child."

Summary: This story is about Doc Bracket and some of his noble acts in life. How he got his own wedding canceled to help a sick child. It also shows how Doc Brackett's death showed how "famous" he was with one of the biggest funerals the town had ever had. How how some of his patients couldn't afford a tomb stone but still found a way to honor him. 

Characters: Doc Brackett, the Hispanic family, Miss Elvira Cromwell, Junuis Cromwell, and George Gruber.

Setting: Doc Brackett's office, and graveyard.

Conflict: Person v.s. Society. Even though most people loved Doc Brackett some questioned his judgment.

Significant Literary Devices: Amplification.

Point of View: Third person

Text Evidence: "Doc Bracket didn't have black whiskers."

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