Plot & Characters
This is the name of the main character.
Who is Carole?
The central theme of the story focuses on this concept.
What is identity?
The repeated question in the story is an example of this device.
What is repetition?
At the beginning of the story, Carole sits beside this feature of the plane.
What is the window?
Carole’s main struggle throughout the story is this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict (person vs. self)?
Carole is travelling alone on this from of transportation.
What is an airplane?
This type of racism appears in subtle comments or questions.
What are micro aggressions?
The airplane can represent being between two identities. This is called:
What is symbolism?
The strangers who question Carole on the plane are mainly curious about this aspect of her identity.
What is her race (or racial background)?
The repeated questioning on the airplane creates this feeling for Carole.
What is discomfort (or frustration)?
Carole is repeatedly asked this question throughout the story.
what is "So what are you anyway?"
Carole struggles with this feeling when she dosen't fully belong to one group.
What is isolation?
When Carole reflects on her father’s comments from the past, this technique is used.
What is a flashback?
The repeated questioning makes Carole feel this emotion.
What is frustration (or discomfort)?
Carole feels pressure from strangers to do this.
What is define or label her racial identity?
This family member gives Carole her black Heritage.
Who is Carole's Father?
The story shows how society pressures people to fit into these.
What are categories or labels?
The story is mostly told from this point of view.
What is third-person?
Carole notices that people react differently to her depending on this visible feature.
What is her skin color?
The tension on the plane mainly comes from this type of social issue.
What is racism (or racial stereotyping)?
Carole feels caught between these two racial identities.
What are Black and White identities?
Carole’s internal struggle mainly represents this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict (person vs. self)?
Describing her freckles and appearance helps develop this literary element.
What is characterization?
By the end of the story, Carole begins to understand that identity should be defined by this.
What is herself (self-definition)?
Carole’s silence and hesitation show that she is struggling with this.
What is how to answer the identity question?