Mango St
Name at least two people Esperanza meets on Mango Street that has some impact on her life.
Lucy, Rachel, Cathy, Mamacita, Alicia, Minerva, Sally, Ruthie, Rafaela
Hera is married to him.
Zeus
Trojan War
Snowball represents this man.
Trotsky
In the poem, "Those Winter Sundays," the speaker of the poem realizes what?
His father was strict out of love.
What difficult living situation does Sally have?
Her father physically abuses her
This God is the God of War and has the blood stained spear for his symbol.
Ares
Why were the gods angry at Odysseus?
He was too full of himself and said he didn't need the gods.
He also blinded the cyclops, who was Poseidon's son.
Napoleon represents this man
Stalin
In Sylvia Plath's poem, "Mirror" this is the main concern of the woman in the poem.
Her loss of beauty/aging
What is Alicia's living situation?
Her mom died and her father is unsupportive of her going to college. He wants her home to do housework, but she is determined to get an education.
When she got kidnapped by Hades, her mother made the earth dry up causing a drought and no plants to grow.
Persephone
In the second half of The Odyssey while Odysseus is still trying to get home, what problem is Penelope facing?
Suitors wanting her to choose one of them to marry, but they are not marrying for love, they are marrying for Odysseus' land/wealth.
What is an admirable characteristic of Boxer?
He is respected for his work ethic
In the short story, "The Most Dangerous Game," this is the moral lesson taught to the reader.
The need to treat all beings with respect and compassion.
Another neighbor on Mango Street is Marin. What is the one thing that she feels is very important to have in her life?
A man
This character was turned into a spider by Athena.
Describe Odysseus using two adjectives.
Cerebral, brave, strong, larger than life figure, determined and cautious.
Old Major represents Karl Marx. What message does Old Major tell the animals at the beginning of the story?
Man is the enemy
Need a rebellion to overthrow man
With man gone animals will share the work and the benefits
*Communism*
This is the important theme in Shirley Jackson's "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts."
Morality (Mr. Johnson and his wife represent the extremes of good and evil).
Esperanza learns a lot after having lived on Mango Street for only a year. What important message does she learn?
* She doesn't need a man to become successful
* Mango Street/her poverty will always be a part of her
* When she escapes poverty, she should return to help those who cannot leave like she did.
What is the purpose of myths?
They answer questions about our world (why we have 4 seasons, where spiders come from...) They may not be true, but they at least provided answers for people at the time.
What could we learn from Odysseus' story? (There's more than just one correct answer)
* Don't be too full of yourself
* Use your mind to figure things out
* Don't give up when things are difficult.
*The power of resilience (surviving Poseidon's wrath, the temptations of Circe and Calypso
*The journey of self-discovery and understanding
What are some (you need to state more than just one) lessons we learn from Animal Farm (because stories matter)?
Communism doesn't work
Those in power can be corrupt (Napoleon/Stalin)and oppress people they are supposed to help
Those in power can use propaganda to distort the truth.
What does the short story, "Charles" teach us?
AND
What type of irony (situational, verbal, dramatic) do we see in "Charles" and why do you think so?
*Sometimes parents see their children better than they really are
Situational irony when we find out that Charles does not exist.