Character Descriptions
"But still, he's nice, like a happy puppy in a handmade sweater that the white people in our hood like to walk around."
Who is Ainsley?
What type of source is this?
Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Anchor Books, 1995.
What is a book?
"Uh-uh. Jus' a dead mouse, George. I didn' kill it. Honest! I found it. I found it dead."
Who is Lennie?
"She is as bright as the sun" is an example of what narrative element?
What is a simile?
Curley and Lennie fighting over Curley's wife.
What is Man vs. Man?
"She moves her backpack to one shoulder, and I see it: DEUS EX MACHINE is printed in big white letters on the back of her leather jacket."
Who is Natasha?
What is the author's first name?
Seymour, Gene. “Henry James and Pigs’ Feet: Ralph Ellison’s Letters Fulfill His Great First Novel’s Promise.” Bookforum, vol. 26, no. 5, Feb/Mar. 2020, pp. 14-15. March 21 2024
What is Gene?
"Thanks but no thanks, I say in my head."
Who is Zuri?
Things that you can see, touch, taste, hear or smell are example of what narrative element?
What is sensory imagery?
Zuri fighting against the gentrification of her neighborhood.
What is Man vs. Society?
"The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features."
Who is George?
When was this source published?
Berthiaume, Lee. “Backlog of Applications for Vets’ Benefits Grows By The Thousands.” Toronto Star, 11 Feb. 2020, A9. PressReader, www-pressreader-com.i.ezproxy.nypl.org/canada/toronto-star/20200211.
When is Feb 11 2020?
"Ladies and Gentlemen. This train is not out of service."
Who is the train conductor in The Sun is Also a Star?
Lennie and George talking about revisiting the bushes is an example of what narrative element?
What is foreshadowing?
Troy fighting the devil/death.
What is Man vs. Self?
"Thereis a little bass in his voice, a little hood, a little swag."
Who is Warren?
Who published this article?
Larry, Gordon. “Sending Mom and Dad Off to College for the Day.” Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2020, pp. B1-B2. Feb 23 2021
Who is the Los Angeles Times?
"Since I'm letting the universe dictate my life on this Final Day of Childhood, I don't bother waiting for another train to take me to Thirty-Fourth Street."
Who is Daniel?
Natasha's dad had chapters in The Sun is Also a Star written about him. These chapters are an example of what narrative element?
What is a flashback?
Natasha fighting against her family's deportation.
What is Man vs. Society?
"He is tall, with chiseled, scuplted, and every-romance-novel-ever adjective for cheekbones."
Who is Charlie?
What is the citation missing?
Corliss, Julie. “The Heartfelt Benefits of Pet Ownership.” Harvard Health, 1 Dec. 2022, 5 May 2024
“ Come on, pop… I just stopped by to say hi…see how you was doing”
Who is Lyons?
The rabbits talking to Lennie in the final scene of Of Mice and Men is an example of what narrative element?
What is personification?
George shooting Lennie in the back of the head.
What is Man vs. Man?