WEEKLY REPORT

Short Story No: 19 Copyright Year: 1901 Number of Pages: 4

Author: Stephen Crane Publisher: Internet Date: 30 november 2021
https://americanliterature.com/author/stephen-crane/short-story/a-dark-brown-dog
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1. TITLE : A Dark Brown Dog

2. SETTING : street, the boy’s house
3. MAIN CHARACTERS & CHARACTERIZATION :
 The boy : violence, kind
 The dog : small, submissive, devoted
4. PLOT :
 A child is leaning against the fence kicking stone when a brown dog approaches him.
 The boy played with the dog and when he go home, the dog follows him.
 The boy beats the dog several time when he go home. Once they reach the boy’s house
he pats the dog and decided to keep him.
 The boy grabs the rope and drag the dog into a hall and up many stairways.
 His parents meet the dog. At first, they didn’t accept the dog but later they decided to
keep the dog.
 The dog and the boy go on adventure together everyday but the dog is constantly
beaten by the family member with various object.
 The boy became the guardian and a friend to the dog. When the boy is not around, the
dog has no one to protect him.
 One day, the boy’s dad drunk and knocked down and kicked the dog. Then the dad pick
up the dog and throw him out of the window. The dog fall down from 5 floor and died.
The boy then seated by the body of his friend, the dog.
5. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE END?
 The boy’s dad drunk and knocked down and kicked the dog. Then the dad pick up the
dog and throw him out of the window. The dog fall down from 5 floor and died. The boy
then seated by the body of his friend, the dog.
6. WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS STORY TO BE READ? WHY OR WHY NOT?
 Yes, i think this story is interesting because it is ironic. The boy supposed to be a friend
with the dog but he still abuse the dog.