The main character of the story.
Who is Rosaura?
The object the narrator wants more than anything.
What is The White Umbrella?
The message or lesson of the story.
What is the Theme?
The way a problem is solved in a narrative.
What is resolution?
A fight, clash, or disagreement.
What is Confrontation?
The warming Rosaura’s mother gives her about rich people.
What is all rich people are liars?
The narrator is ashamed of this.
What is her mother working?
The author uses she, he, her and him and only gives us the main characters emotions.
What is 3rd person limited point of view.
The narrators position or perspective in telling a story.
What is Point of View?
Polite behavior, showing respect.
What is courtesy?
The magician calls Rosaura this.
What is a Countess?
The narrator seeks this from Eugenia and the piano teacher.
What is acceptance and/or belonging?
These are a group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
The author tells us specific character traits.
What is direct characterization?
A person’s reason for doing something.
What is Motivation?
The Yo-Yo and the bracelet are a symbol of this.
What is being invited, being a guest and Luciana’s friend?
This incident makes the narrator change.
What is the car accident and fear that her mom died?
The struggle between a character and an outside force.
What is external conflict?
The writers attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
Something regarded as holy or very important.
What is Sacred?
The main theme of the story.
What is social inequality/loss of innocence, rich vs poor?
The umbrella symbolizes this?
What is fitting in or belonging?
Characters, plot, setting, point of view, and theme.
What are elements of a narrative or narrative writing?
The Umbrella in The White Umbrella and the Yo-Yo/bracelet in The Stolen Party Are examples of this.
What is Symbolism?
Approval and sense of belonging.
What is acceptance?