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Analysis Questions
Do you think Walt is a bad person? Why?
Why did he help the bank robbers? Do you think he knew what they were planning?
What can we understand about Walt and Judy’s life on the farm before he went to prison?
Why did Walt write Judy about his dream?
How do we know the sheriff didn’t understand that Walt knew he was reading Walt’s letters?
Why were the deputies so mad?
Is Walt really a “poor dumb farmer” as he says? Explain.
What is the ironic situation in the story?
How is the way that the story is told through the letters an important part of what happens?
Irony - the expectation is the opposite of reality
Rain in the desert
A fire station burning down
A marriage counselor filing for divorce
An actor who plays Superman who has a fear of flying
Answer the questions about the story
What did you think Walter meant when he wrote “there was something buried in the south field”?
Who else thought the same?
What was the irony?
How did Walt use the sheriff and his deputies?
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