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 ​ Samantha Hallet Ella Ackerman Tyler Hunt David Jones​ **__//One Ordinary Day With Peanuts//__**__//**By Shirley Jackson**//__ (You can find this story on page 420 in our textbooks.)

//Author:// Shirley Jackson //Publishing date:// 1955 //Publishing Company:// Creative Education USA

Shirley Ann Jackson was born on December 19, 1916 in San Francisco, California. Shirley Jackson's mom was a typical American housewife and her father worked for Lithographing business. She grew up in Burlingame, CA ,Shirley ended using this town as the setting for her first book __The Road the the Wall__ which was published in 1948. Jackson attended the University of Rochester, She dropped out due to depression and grappled with mental issues, including psychosomatic illnesses, her entire life. Shirley wrote at least everday and her first Short Story to be published was __My life with R.H Macy__ in 1941. In the 50's she wrote 44 short stories, six articles, two book length family chronicles, one children's book and four novels all the while raising her children. In the end Shirley wrote about 100 books, short stories, plays, kid's books and TV scripts. Shirley's work varied greatly from psycho horror to family oriented books. --> For more information about Shirley Jackson Click Here!


 * ** Type of Plot :** Fantasy
 * ** Time of Work :** The 1950's
 * ** Setting :** New York City
 * ** Principal Characters :** Mr. John Philip Johnson, He is static because he down not change his beliefs in the story He goes around being nice to people, Mrs. Johnson She is a static and flat character she is that because she does not change within the course of the story and also because she is only in a small part of the story, Mrs Philips is mean and gives civilians a hard time.
 * The Point of View for this story is 3rd Person Limited because the Narrator is telling the story through Nat's thoughts and feelings but Nat is not narrating the story.
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 One example of imagery in __One Ordinary Day with Peanuts__ is- Mr. John Philip Johnson shut his front door behind him and came down his front steps into the bright morning with a feeling that all was well in the world on this best day of all days, and wasn’t the sun feeling warm and good, and didn’t his shoes feel comfortable after the resoling, and he knew that he had undoubtedly chosen the precise very tie which belonged with the day and the sun and his comfortable feet, and, after all, wasn’t the world just a wonderful place?- This imagery example can be found on the top of 421 Another Imagery example in this story is- At the corner, where another wide avenue faced him, Mr. Johnson decided to go uptown again. Moving with comparative laziness, he was passed on either side by people hurrying and frowning, and people brushed past him going the other way, clattering along to get somewhere quickly. This imagery example can be found at the top of 423.

**Some other Works written by Shirley Jackson** : 1. The Lottery 2. The haunting of Hill House 3. We Have Always Lived in the Castle 4. Life Among the Savages 5. Just an Ordinary Day: The Uncollected Stories Of Shirley Jackson 6. Raising Demons 7. Come Along with Me 8. The Sundial 9. The Bird's Nest 10. Hangsman 11. The Road Through The Wall 12. Charles 13. 9 Magic Wishes 14. Famous Sally

**Plot Diagram:** **Exposition**-The Story starts off with Mr. John Philip Johnson starting off his day and walking down the street. He is feeling as everything is well in the world. Mr. Philips is being exceptionally nice to everybody and not everybody is being nice back.


 * Rising Action**- Mr. Johnson stumbles upon a mother and her child moving out of their apartment. The mother is having trouble keeping watch of the movers and her child. Mr. Johnson offers to watch the child and after a moments hesitation she agrees. After that Mr. Johnson meets a young woman named Mildred Kent and a man named Arthur Adams he gives them days pay and tell them to do whatever they want with it.


 * Climax**- Mr. Johnson decides to go to lunch and get a Veal Cutlet sandwich at a restaurant; on the way out he sees a beggar and gives him enough money to buy a Veal Cutlet sandwich and to give a tip.


 * Falling Action**- Mr. Johnson decides to take a taxi home instead of walking; Mr. Johnson has to go uptown while the taxi drive has to go downtown. The Taxi driver has to go downtown because one of his former patrons told him to place a $10.00 bet on a horse downtown. Mr. Johnson decides to give the taxi driver an extra $10.00 and gives him advice on betting, the taxi drive agrees and drives Mr. Johnson home. Mr.Johnson reaches home and goes to the kitchen and asks his wife about her day, she gives various stories on how she gave different people and a hard time during the day. Mr. Johnson asks what’s for dinner and they are having veal cutlets.


 * Dénouement**- Mr. Johnson's wife and Mr. Johnson decide to “Switch Jobs” tomorrow. Meaning that the next day Mr. Johnson will be mean to everybody and Mrs. Johnson will be nice to everybody.

**Facts about this decade (1950's)---** Population: 151,684,000 (U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census)* Unemployed: 3,288,000 Life expectancy: Women 71.1, men 65.6 Car Sales: 6,665,800 Average Salary: $2,992 Labor Force male/female: 5/2 Cost of a loaf of bread: $0.14 Bomb shelter plans, like the government pamphlet //You Can Survive//, become widely available

In the early 1950s in the United States manufacturing and home construction was on the rise, and the economy was on the upswing. The fear of Communism caused public Congressional hearings by both houses in Congress. Anti-Communism was the prevailing sentiment in the United States throughout the decade. Upon entering the Korean War and Cold War called for a politically conservative environment. The Library of Congress dubbed in the 1950s. To find out more about the time period Click Here!

Irradiated-** gave out; radiated
 * Vocabulary:
 * Loitered**-hung about; lingered
 * Endeavoring**- trying; attempting
 * Ominously**- in a threatening way
 * Matinee-** here, an afternoon performance of an on- of off- Broadway show
 * Buffeted-** jostled; knocked about
 * Insatiable**- unable to be satisfied
 * Omen-** sign foretelling a future event, either good or evil
 * Vulcan-** also the name of the Roman god of fire
 * Fie Sign-** term borrowed from astrology, referring here to Vulcan
 * Impertinent-** Rude; impolite

In the story Mr.Johnson does countless nice deeds to random Civilians. His good deeds make the reader feel very light hearted and cheerful. During the end of the story there is a part when Mr. & Mrs. Johnson want to "Switch Jobs" the reader at first definetly feels confused and the story ends that way.
 * Mood of the story; **

Suspense-(page 423), "LOOK" she said omniously. (page 425) "I'm late" said the yuong man.

**Quotes-** ‘‘//**Fine,’’ said Mr. Johnson. ‘‘But you do look tired. Want to change over tomorrow?’’ ‘‘I would like to,’’ she said. ‘‘I could do with a change.’’**//

 ---Explanation- That they are going to change places in society, because one day the Mr. Philips was nice and his wife was mean.

//**‘‘I'll pay for it’’**//

---Explanation- A quote often used by Mr. Johnson to show his generosity He used this quote when he would flag down a random person to converse with and they would try to blow him off and say they were late for work so Mr. Johnson would pay them for the time they would miss out of work to talk to them and I thought that was mighty generous of him.

//**‘‘you were very right,’’ said Mr. Johnson heartily. ‘‘this is Wednesday, you would have lost your money. Monday, yes, or even Saturday. But never never never a fire sign on Wednesday. Saturday would have been good, now.’’**//

---Explanation- This means that he is not as innocent as he seems, because he knows allot about gamboling

 //Perhaps I can keep an eye on your little boy for you//

---Explanation- this statement made by Mr. Johnson goes to show that he is a man who wants to help every one out.

//**you like adventure**//

//- --Explanation: almost like a dare to get the other random people to converse with him // // **I know you wont said Mr. Johnson gently, because you remembered to ask me tha**t//

---Explanation: he has allot of wisdom, and allot of trust in people and is very observant of peoples actions