"Barney" By Will Stanton

  1. Why did Mr. Stanton choose to write the story in journal form? Is this effective? Why?
  2. On what grounds was Tayloe fired? How did the narrator justify the decision?
  3. What is the real reason Tayloe was dismissed? What literary device do we, as alert readers, see unfolding here?
  4. What other examples of the literary device described in #3 do we see in this story?
  5. With regard to the September 11 entry, what has happened since the last entry? What clues do we have to support this decision?

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