Characterization
Gogol
Changes
The Ratcliffe House
The Early Years
100
Information about a character is explicitly written in the text.
What is direct characterization
100
Gogol changes his name to this
Who is Nikhil?
100
Gogol changes his name at this location.
Where is the court house?
100
The beverage that is always served at the dinner table.
What is wine?
100
Where the Ganguli family goes in the evenings alone.
What is the beach?
200
A character that does not change
What is a static character
200
The school where Gogol attended college.
What is Yale University
200
Gogol drinks wine and eats small portions of food with lots of conversation at their house.
Who are Maxine and her parents. (Gerald & Lydia)
200
The biggest problem in the Ratcliffe house in the summer months.
What are the mosquitoes?
200
Gogol goes to this location for a field trip. His mother is not thrilled about the trip.
Where is a cemetery?
300
This indirect characterization quote uses this part of STEAL. Lydia is tall and slender like her daughter, with straight iron-colored hair cut youthfully to frame her face. She is carefully dressed, with gold jewelry at her ears and throat, a navy apron wrapped around her waist, gleaming black leather shoes. Though her face is lined and her complexion a bit splotchy, she is more beautiful even than Maxine, her features more regular, the cheekbones higher, the eyes more elegantly defined.
What is looks.
300
The name of Gogol's first girlfriend
Who is Ruth
300
This character is not too fond of Maxine when she meets her.
Who is Ashima?
300
She is a non attentive dinner host
Who is Lydia?
300
The only girl close to Gogol's age at his birthday party.
Who is Moushumi
400
The following quote shows us this kind of characterization: He is curious about her, attracted, flattered by the boldness of her pursuit.
What is direct characterization
400
This is Gogol's favorite band.
Who are the Beatles?
400
The following quote is an example of the changes that this character has made: Now she does the laundry once a month. She no longer dusts, or notices dust, for that matter. She eats on the sofa, in front of the television, simple meals of buttered toast and dal, a single pot lasting her a week and an omelette to go with it if she has energy to bother...Her hair is thinning, graying, still parted in the middle, worn in a bun instead of a braid.
Who is Ashima?
400
Gerald's profession
What is a lawyer?
400
Before Ashima meets Ashoke for the first time, she does this outside the doorway.
What is steps in his shoes?
500
Gogol is a dynamic character who is also this kind of character.
What is a round character.
500
Gogol and Maxine travel to this state for vacation. His mother is a bit disappointed.
Where is New Hampshire
500
This character is so proud to see his name on the mailbox and door to the office.
Who is Ashoke?
500
After 6 months, Gogol receives one of these from the Ratcliffes.
What is a house key?
500
Instead of a baptism, the first formal ceremony of their lives centers around the consumption of solid food at this event.
What is a rice ceremony?
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