Symbolism/Imagery
This name of
this town in the story foreshadowed the family’s death.
What is Toomsboro?
This animal was used as an allusion to evil in a "Good Man was Hard to Find.”
What is the snake?
This character opposed the Grandmother’s idea to stop at the house.
Who is Bailey?
This is the emotion “the Misfit" felt when he was around the children.
What is a sense of nervousness?
This symbol is described as “hearse-like” and symbolizes the upcoming death of the family.
What is the misfit’s car?
Throughout the story this color was used to symbolize the biblical innocence/purity of children.
What is the color white?
This main character does not have a name and is significant for the following reason.
What is “The Grandmother” and traditional values?
This caused the car to crash.
What is the grandmother remembering the house was not in Georgia but rather in Tennessee and jolting her feet causing the stowed away cat to frighten the driver, Bailey and accidentally steer the car into a ditch?
This symbol was utilized to represent the desired perception of sophistication and morality
What is the grandmother’s hat?
The mention of “common blood” symbolizes this.
What is the representation of Jesus’ sanctifying grace through his blood shed on the cross.
This character was described to appear defense-less, pale and have red rimmed eyes.
Who is “The Misfit”?
The family left from this city.
What is Atlanta?
The significance of the place name “The Tower” prior to the family’s road trip is ___.
What is a false sense of security that the family obtains, which foreshadows their deaths?
The weather represents this in the short story.
What is the symbolism of the eclipse on the day of Jesus’ resurrection?
Upon arriving to the Tower this character was described to be lying on the bare ground underneath a truck
Who is the Red Sammy?
The reason The Misfit gave himself that nickname.
What is the Misfit’s feeling of disconnect with society and lost sense of identity?
These characters wear glasses in the story and this symbolizes ___.
What are the differences in perception and morality between the grandmother and the Misfit?
The meaning of the name John Wesley is this.
What is the name of the founder of the methodist church?
This character’s eyes were described as white and glassy nearing the end of the story.
Who is June Star?
The injuries the mother obtained after the accident. (Mention both)
What is a cut on the face and broken shoulder?