Authors and Titles
This author wrote Catcher in the Rye and was famous for being a recluse.
Who is J. D. Salinger?
This character enjoys thinking about the ducks on the pond and fighting with phonies.
Who is Holden Caulfield?
This character says, "Anyway, I keep picturing all these little kids playing some game in this big field of rye and all. Thousands of little kids, and nobody's around – nobody big, I mean – except me. And I'm standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff – I mean if they're running and they don't look where they're going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That's all I'd do all day. I'd just be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be. I know it's crazy. But that’s the only thing I’d really like to be".
Who is Holden Caulfield?
The ducks on the pond represent this.
What is escape or freedom?
This term means a comparison between two things without using "like" or "as".
What is metaphor?
This author wrote about the situation of women in society in her coming-of-age novel The Girl with the Louding Voice.
Who is Abi Dare?
This character guides a young woman from fear into a world of a hopeful tomorrow.
Who is Ms. Tia?
This character says, “I want more than just a voice, Ms. Tia. I want a louding voice… I want to enter a room and people will hear me even before I open my mouth to be speaking. I want to live in this life and help many people so that when I grow old and die, I will still be living through the people I am helping. Think it, Ms. Tia. If I can go to school and become a teacher, then I can collect my salary and maybe even build my own school in Ikati and be teaching the girls. The girls in my village don’t have much change for school. I want to change that, Ms. Tia, because those girls, they will grow up and born many more great people to make Nigeria even more better than now”.
Who is Adunni?
The flower or rose represents this in Girl with the Louding Voice.
What is Adunni's mother or hope?
This term means "a coming-of-age tale".
What is a bildungsroman?
This author was famous for his darkly mysterious writing in such texts as "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado".
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
This character is obsessed over by the protagonist. It is only when a letter is found that the protagonist learns this character's fate.
Who is Rebecca?
This character says, "I know he's dead! Don't you think I know that? I can still like him, though, can't I? Just because somebody's dead, you don't just stop liking them, for God's sake – especially if they were about a thousand times nicer than the people you know that're alive and all."
Who is Phoebe?
This symbol is representative of the cyclical nature of life and the ever-moving forward of time as innocence is lost and protected over and over.
What is the carousel?
This vocab word means vain and selfish.
What is conceited?
Known for her horror and mystery writing, Shirley Jackson wrote this short story which culminates in the murder of a townsperson by her friends and family.
What is "The Lottery"?
This character is beloved and missed by the protagonist. He symbolizes innocence.
Who is Allie Caulfield?
This character says, “I wasn’t born into wealth. I have worked hard for my success. I fought for it. It wasn’t easy, especially because my husband, he didn’t have a job. If you want to be like me in business, Adunni, you will need to work very hard. Rise above whatever life throws at you. And never, ever give up on your dreams. Do you understand?”
Who is Big Madam?
This symbol is representative of the Hadley children's disconnect from humanity and reliance on technology turning deadly.
What are the lions in the nursery?
This design depicts an image of a foot crushing a snake while it bites the foot. The motto says, "Nemo me impune lacessit," which means "No one attacks me with impunity."
What is Montresor's family coat of arms?
This full-title of a short story was penned by Ursula K. LeGuin, famous for her contributions to the fantasy genre.
What is "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?
This not-so-funny clown is buried alive in "The Cask of Amontillado".
Who is Fortunado?
This character says, "It isn't fair, it isn't right!"
Who is Tessie Hutchinson?
This symbol is representative of age-old tradition and the unwillingness to question society's expectations.
This term references the ability to make decisions for oneself. It is closely connected with power.
What is agency?