32 pages 1 hour read

Roald Dahl

The Way Up To Heaven

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1954

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Essay Topics

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Consider how this story would be read differently if it were set in modern times. Would the ethical dilemma be different? Would you view the characters and their actions differently?

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Do you think Mrs. Foster’s act of omission is morally justified? Why or why not? What do you think the story’s narrator thinks? What about Dahl?

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Consider how the story creates expectations and surprises. What did you expect to happen, and were you surprised? How did the story create this effect?

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