Characters and Relationships
In "Two Kinds," Jing-mei’s mother wants her daughter to become this kind of child.
What is a Prodigy / Genius / Star?
A major theme in American History is the pain caused by this social problem.
What is Prejudice / racism / social division?
In "Two Kinds," Jing-Mei attempts to master this skill
What is piano?
This text most directly explores fear during wartime
What is "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?"
In "American History," Elena admires Eugene because he represents this to her.
What is acceptance into American culture / a different social world / hope for belonging (or something related)?
Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy? challenges the romantic idea that war is always__________?
What is Glorious / heroic / exciting?
In "American History," this national tragedy occurs on the day of the story
What is the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
These texts feature an adult narrator/speaker who looks back on his/her childhood
In "My Papa's Waltz," the relationship between the speaker and his father can best be described as what?
What is complicated / loving but rough / affectionate yet unsettling?
The conflict in "Two Kinds" mainly explores tensions between_________ and ___________.
What is parents and children / immigrant expectations and American individuality?
In "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" Billy Boy Watkins dies from this cause
What is a heart attack / from fear?
These two texts deal most directly with parent-child conflict
What are "Two Kinds" and "My Papa's Waltz"?
Jing-mei finally resist her mother’s expectations in Two Kinds because of this reason.
What is: "she wants independence / feels she can never satisfy her mother / rejects being controlled"?
In "Grape Sherbet," the dessert is significant because represents the speaker's memories with whom?
Who is the speaker's father?
Paul Berlin in "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" and Elena in "American History" are similar because ________________
What is: "Both feel isolated / emotionally overwhelmed / disconnected from the world around them"?
In "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" Paul Berlin is especially disturbed by Billy’s death because Billy had seemed so ______.
What is calm / confident / unafraid?
BOTH "American History" and "Two Kinds" are connected by this idea
Struggles with identity / trying to belong / pressure from society and culture
At the end of "American History," this character wounds Elena emotionally.
Who is Eugene's mother?
Who is Emily Dickinson?