What does the red hunting cap symbolize in "Catcher In the Rye"?
A security blanket
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The last line of I Am the Messenger is "I'm not the messenger. I am the message"
What is the message?
That anyone can help someone even if it is just an ordinary person like Ed.
100
Define theme
The overall message of the story or what needs to be learned.
100
define mood
How you feel about the book. What emotion does the book bring with it?
100
Who does the author often use to show tone?
The protagonist/main character.
200
What do diamonds symbolize in I Am The Messenger?
Things that are valuable and need to be cherished or cared for.
200
Why does Holden keep asking about the ducks in the pond?
Because they are a metaphor for himself. He wants to know what happens to him when it gets cold.
200
When you find theme, what is your next step? Why is this step important?
Looking for evidence from the text. It is important to back up your answer in case anyone tries to question you.
200
What do you think the overall mood of Catcher In the Rye is?
Sad, depressing, insightful etc.
200
What is the difference between a thick and think question?
Thin questions are surface level questions and thick questions dig deeper into the text to get fuller answers.
300
What do the clubs symbolize?
Someone getting hurt and still being ok with that. Sacrificing yourself for the greater good.
300
Compare and contrast Holden's relationship with people to Ed's relationship with people.
Holden does not really know how to interact with others and struggles to have friends. Ed has friends and his awkwardness is what is their commonality. Ed will get help where Holden likes to do things on his own.
300
What is a potential theme of Catcher In the Rye?
People need people.
Friends and family are important to keep close.
Being ok getting help is important to helping yourself.
There are several others.
300
What do you think the overall mood of I Am the Messenger is
sad, hopeful, happy, inspiring etc.
300
What are three types of connections you can make?
text to self
text to world
text to text
400
What do the spades symbolize?
That you sometimes have to dig for the answers.
400
Why does Holden go back to his house?
Because he wants to see Phoebe and it's some human interaction.
400
What is a potential theme for I Am the Messenger?
People need people to care about them.
In helping others, you often times help yourself.
There are several others the above are just a few.
400
How does an author set mood?
Through what the characters say and do as well as the situations they are being brought into. For example, getting kicked out of Pencey.
400
What do you need to know in order to make a inference? What is the formula?
What you know about the text plus what you know about the world around you and then you make a judgement call to predict what might happen next.
500
What do the hearts symbolize?
Helping people who you truly love and knowing what they need without having to ask.
500
Does Holden want to be Ed? How do you know?
Yes, because Holden wants to be the Catcher in the Rye, but Ed is the Catcher in the Rye. Ed also has people to help him with that very big role.
500
Compare and contrast the themes in I Am the Messenger and Catcher In the Rye.
They both need people to care about them or to care about in general.
There are other answers this is just the most obvious to me.
500
What is tone?
How the author wants you to feel about the text/how the author feels about the text.
500
What are important pieces of summarizing?
Who the text is about. What started the conflict. What is happenings Where the story takes place. What the big problem or event is. How it changes the protagonist or what obstacles come in the way.
You need to come up with three of these.