Tickits by Paul Milenski “Then, before he put the box away, he wrote one more slip in his largest letters: “ERVYTHING WORNG!” (p. 2. l. 35-36)” This quote is a central symbol of the theme. Toby is handicapped. I believe he is suffering from arrested development. Tickets are frequently given by the police or other higher authorities to an individual, who breaks the law. Tickets are generally given, when people break the Road Traffic Act or something like that. This is the way a lot of people would
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caused by many different reasons such as having a bad upbringing like in Tickits by Paul Milenski. The short story is about a male named Toby Heckler who spends his days walking around town giving 'tickits' to people who may or may not be breaking rules. In Toby's ideal world, he would have more control and everything would be in order and if not, then he would hand out a miss-spelled ticket. For example, he gives a ticket to a man for littering, "PAPUR ON GRASS" but he also gives one to another man who
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Text analysis of "Tickits" by Paul Milenski 1 . Composition: a) Divide the story into 4 sections and give each section a headline. b) The opening sentence: What do we at first think Toby is? c) The ending: Is there a twist in the tale? A surprise at the end? d) Explain the title. 2. Setting: What sort of place does the story take place in? Country? What sort of family? What about the time of the story - old, modern? Time of day? 3. The main character: What sort of person is
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