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    The document analyzes Roald Dahl's short story "The Way Up to Heaven". It discusses the title, characters, setting, author, symbols, conflict, and theme of the story. The title refers to how the main character Mr. Foster reaches heaven. The characters include Mr. and Mrs. Foster, their butler Walker, and their driver. The setting is a large six story house in New York City in the late 19th century winter. The author is Roald Dahl. Key symbols in the story are a key, lift, and twitch. The main conflict is between oppression and freedom, and the overarching theme is revenge.

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    The document analyzes Roald Dahl's short story "The Way Up to Heaven". It discusses the title, characters, setting, author, symbols, conflict, and theme of the story. The title refers to how the main character Mr. Foster reaches heaven. The characters include Mr. and Mrs. Foster, their butler Walker, and their driver. The setting is a large six story house in New York City in the late 19th century winter. The author is Roald Dahl. Key symbols in the story are a key, lift, and twitch. The main conflict is between oppression and freedom, and the overarching theme is revenge.

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    The Way Up To Heaven (Analysis)

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    The document analyzes Roald Dahl's short story "The Way Up to Heaven". It discusses the title, characters, setting, author, symbols, conflict, and theme of the story. The title refers to how the main character Mr. Foster reaches heaven. The characters include Mr. and Mrs. Foster, their butler Walker, and their driver. The setting is a large six story house in New York City in the late 19th century winter. The author is Roald Dahl. Key symbols in the story are a key, lift, and twitch. The main conflict is between oppression and freedom, and the overarching theme is revenge.

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    The way up to heaven

    (Analysis)

    Title:

     Because the elevator refers to the reason why Mr. Foster “reaches” the heaven.

    Characters:

     Mrs. Foster
     Mr. Foster
     The Butler (Walker)
     The Driver

    Setting:

     Time: End of the 19th century. Winter.


     Place: A large six story house. New York City, on East Sixty-second street.

    Author

     Roald Dahl

    Symbols:

     Key
     Lift
     Twitch

    Conflict:

     Oppression vs. freedom

    Theme:

     Revenge

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