Problem
Answer the questions from the short story Aboulela- "Missing Out"
A. What is the significance of the title for the short story?
B. What is the narrative voice and how does this influence / shape the reader's understanding of events in the story?
C. Choose one character in the story and provide a short characterization/. Are they static, dynamic, round flat, etc. How would you describe the character, in general?
D. Describe ONE motif or symbol used in the story and how this is related to ONE of the main themes in the short story.
E. Choose 1-2 paragraphs in the short story and identifying 1-2 literary devices used in that passage to convey what you think the short story is about.