"The Chaser"

Tired of chasing after a woman, the main character in the short story by John Collier buys a potion to make her love him. The readers don't see how this turns out, but there are clues in what the old man says and doesn't say.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 12 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Pygmalion and the Statue, Pygmalion, Talkin' 'bout a Revolution, Cinderella, the Legend, Why Women Always Take Advantage of Men, The Giving Tree, A Rose for Emily, The Story of an Hour, The Chaser