“The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind”, by Ray Bradbury Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Please reword the question in your answer. Type your answers directly into Canvas. Your answers must be based on your original interpretation of the story. Several of the questions are open to interpretation. 1. Explain how this story is an allegory for the Cold War, the era during which Bradbury wrote it. 2. What is a possible theme of this story? Support your answer by referring to details from the story. 3. What might the walls symbolize in this story? Support your answer by referring to details from the story. 4. What gender bias exists in the setting of this story? Cite two (2) examples from the story that support your answer. 5. Explain how this story contains both dramatic and situational irony. Make specific text references as support.

Article one: the new york tribune from december 5, 1859on leaving the jail, john brown had on his face an expression of calmness andserenity characteristic of the patriot who is about to die with a living consciousnessthat he is laying his life down for the good of his fellow as he stepped outof the door a black woman, with her little child in her arms, stood near his way. thetwain were of the despised race for whose emancipation and elevation to the dignityof children of god he was about to lay down his he stopped for a moment in hiscourse, stooped over, and with the tenderness of one whose love is as broad as thebrotherhood of man, kissed [the child) affectionately. article two: the cincinnati enquirer from december 3, 1859we rejoice that old brown has been hung. he was not only a murderer of innocentpersons, but he attempted one of the greatest crimes against society-the stirring upof a servile and civil war. he has paid the penalty for his crimes, and we hope his fatemay be a warning to all who might have felt inclined to imitate his aggressive conduct. now it is your turn. you need to synthesize the two articles mentioned above into one or two paragraphs. you may lookat the synthesized paragraphs above for an example, but your paragraph should be different. remember to follow theprocess hints mentioned earlier in this lesson. iuflad