Read the excerpt from enrique’s journey. most freight cars have two ladders on a side, each next to a set of wheels. enrique always chooses a ladder at the front. if he misses and his feet land on the rails, he still has an instant to them away before the back wheels arrive. but if he runs too slowly, the ladder will yank him forward and send him sprawling. then the front wheels, or the back ones, could take an arm, a leg, perhaps his life. "se lo comió el tren,'' other migrants will say. "the train ate him up." the purpose of using personification in the excerpt is to show how slow and regulated freight train travel can be. easy it is to secure passage on freight trains. difficult it is to get a job working on the railroad. dangerous it is to jump onto a moving freight car.

Write a two-paragraph objective summary of charlotte perkins gilman's "the yellow wallpaper." identify a theme of the story and explore how characterization and setting develop that theme. one paragraph will be about character and the other paragraph will be about setting, but both paragraphs must be about the same theme. your story should include the following elements: • two paragraphs, each about a different detail (character or setting) that shows the theme • objective summaries that emphasize details related to each paragraph topic • clear, formal, academic language that shows your professionalism you should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. if you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now. tips for success ask yourself these questions as you revise: • did i write two paragraphs about a theme in gilman's "the yellow wallpaper"? • did i use one paragraph to describe how the main character's development contributed to the theme? • did i use the other paragraph to describe how the setting contributed to the theme? did i maintain a formal style and an objective tone?