Characters & Conflicts
Feels very alone, thinks having a baby will make it better.
Who is Lupe?
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
"A winter's day, in a deep and dark December."
What is alliteration?
These two characters bonded over both having deceased mothers.
Who is Porsha and Leslie?
Hit by her boyfriend, and her sister is in and out of abusive relationships.
Who is Chankara Troupe?
"Terrorism is here, lurking at the bus stop."
What is personification?
What is the theme of Bronx Masquerade?
What is overcoming stereotypes and/or overcoming life's conflicts?
An artist who feels his friends do not believe in him. He cannot afford his own art supplies.
Who is Raul?
"I am a rock, I am an island."
What is a metaphor?
Who is the main character?
Who is Tyrone Bittings?
Wants people to look at the person on the inside, not just pretty hair or skin color.
Who is Tanisha Scott?
Hides his intelligence and his interest in reading. Plays basketball.
Who is Devon?
What happened to Tyrone's dad?
What is he was shot in a driveby shooting when Tryone was a child.
Moved to the Bronx after her mom died of cancer.
Who is Leslie Lucas?
Very shy and overweight.
Who is Janelle Battle?
"For I am a coconut, and the heart of me is sweet than you know."
What is metaphor?
This person is worried about the future, and the future of Tyrone.
Who is Wesley "Bad Boy" Boone.
Mom died of a drug overdose.
Who is Porsha?