Literary Focus
War of the Wall
Homeless.
Dark they were
100
What is a theme?
A topic or subject of a discussion or piece of writing.
100
What is the painter lady's attitude towards food.
She is a very picky eater. She refuses food from the Morris twins and she asks many questions in the restaurant and that irritates the towns people
100
What is the author's feelings towards homelessness.
She believes it is the thing that is most wrong with the world today.
100
How does Mr. Bittering's feelings change from the beginning of the story to the end.
At first he is tense, anxious and scared, he wants to go back. At the end he becomes more relaxed and forgets about all the problems he once had.
200
What is the conflict of a story?
It is a plot element. It is the main problem in the story that the main character(s) face(s) .
200
Describe the mural.
It had the children from the town. It had the flags of liberation It had black heroes such as Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, It had Jimmy Lyons name.
200
What does the author mean when she says "You are where you live. She was somebody?"
She means that one's own home is an expression of who that person is.
200
Why does he want to build a rocket.
Since all the other rockets are destroyed, he wants to build a rocket to return to earth.
300
What are the 5 stages in plot.
Exposition , Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
300
Why did the narrator not like the painter lady
She was from another city She did not pay any attention to them She was painting their wall She was a picky eater
300
How have peoples attitudes towards homes changed.
Homes used to be a place people would cherish, but now people see it as a monetary item. They are now real estate. People move from home to home.
300
What are some things that change on the planet.
Peoples skin, eyes and body shape, Food, grass, Language.
400
What are the elements of 1st person narration and 3rd person.
1st person - Narrator is a character , uses the pronouns me and I, describes his own feelings/thoughts. Does not know what other characters are feeling. 3rd person - Limited and Omniscient. Limited - can only tell thoughts or feelings of one character Omniscient can tell the feelings of all characters.
400
What was the narrator planning on doing to the wall.
He was planning on painting it with white epoxy paint after seeing graffiti in pictures of New York.
400
What does the author want the reader to feel after reading her story.
She wants the reader to change the way they think about homeless people. We should stop fousing on the major issue of homelessness and focus on the individuals.
400
When the war on Earth is over and people come to Mars, what do they find?
They find only old human towns, and discover the aliens in the mountains. They describe them as friendly and able to learn quickly. They believe the humans died of disease.
500
What is the difference between mood and tone.
Mood is the feeling you get from a story. Tone is the author's attitude towards the subject.
500
What is a possible Theme of the story?
Someone from outside a community is still able to understand it. Don't judge people based on first impressions.
500
What type of essay is Homeless.
It is a problem-solution essay.
500
How does the setting affect the story.
Since the setting is on another planet, it affects the objects in the story (different color plants/grass/mountains) it also affects peoples attitudes and mood (tense, scared). It also later affects the human's appearence
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