full text: http://www.classicreader.com/book/240/1/

The Bet Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90g2vHbFO6w

Part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfwPHjqjukk&NR=1

Literary terms:

IRONY: 

• The difference between what is expected and what happens
• The difference between what the speaker says and what he means
• The difference between what a speaker intends and what is revealed

THEME: A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work. The theme can take the form of a brief and meaningful insight or a comprehensive vision of life. A theme is the author's way of communicating and sharing ideas, perceptions, and feelings with readers, and it may be directly stated in the book, or it may only be implied.