What was the color of her swim gear in the final competition?
It was the color blue.
100
Who were three of the main characters?
Any of the following characters count:
Bethany Hamilton
Alana Blanchard
Melina Birch
Tom Hamilton
Cheri Hamilton
Sarah Hill
100
Describe the beach setting.
Warm, sandy, tropical, sunny, waves, lots of surfers, etc.
100
What was the main event in this film?
One morning, Bethany is surfing with some friends when a shark attacks her and ends up biting her left arm off.
100
Describe the main character versus character conflict that was in the movie.
Bethany and Melina competing against each other in the surfing championships.
200
Who is the actor that plays Bethany Hamilton?
AnnaSophia Robb plays Bethany in soul surfer.
200
What are Bethany's parent's names?
Her dad is Tom and her mom is Cheri.
200
Describe the setting of the shark attack.
Out in the ocean near the beach, by a coral reef, etc.
200
What part of the plot did the shark attack happen in?
The Initial Incident.
200
How is the theme determination in the movie? (Describe it)
Bethany loses her arm from the shark attack, but is determined to surf again and compete in the Island Finals. She struggles to hold onto the board and ride the waves, but her determination keeps her going and eventually gets her into the final round of the competition.
300
On what holiday did Bethany and Alana go night surfing on?
They went night surfing on Halloween.
300
Who is Bethany's church youth ministry leader?
Her name is Sarah Hill
300
True or False:
The church setting was one of the main settings in the movie.
False:
The church scene is a very minor scene in this movie and is therefore not even close to being one of the main settings.
300
True or False:
The very start of the Exposition was when Bethany was telling us about her past.
True:
We learned that she had grown up in Hawaii, had a best friend, and loved to surf!
300
Who is involved in the main character versus self conflict? How did it effect him/her?
In the movie, Bethany was fighting with herself. She was emotionally and physically scarred from the shark attack. She might have been terrified that there is a chance she won't become a professional surfer. At times Bethany probably thought she was useless because of her amputated arm.
400
What was the name of Bethany's dog?
Ginger
400
True or False:
Melina Birch is one of the following types of characters:
a Round Character - a Rough Character - the Protagonist
False:
We don't know a lot about Melina, a Rough Character isn't even a real type of character, and Melina is definitely not the main character.
400
Describe the town that was hit by the tsunami.
Beat up, debris everywhere, villagers wandering around, people helping and handing out food and water, broken houses, etc.
400
What was the falling action?
Bethany is competing in the Island Finals and she catches a huge wave. Unfortunately, the buzzer goes off as soon as she starts to surf it, which means that the run didn't count.
400
How was redemption tied into this movie?
Bethany was downed from the shark attack, but was given another chance. She made a huge comeback and surfed her way to fifth place in the Island Finals. Overall, Bethany took back her confidence and skills and redeemed her chance to surf again.
500
What was the color of the surfboard from the shark attack scene?
The front was red, the middle was white, and the back was light blue.
500
What were Bethany's brother's names?
Their names are Noah and Timmy.
500
Describe Bethany's hospital room.
Balloons, bouquets of colorful flowers, blue walls, family and friends sitting and comforting Bethany, Bethany laying on a gurney.
500
Where was it that Bethany realized that love is more important than surfing? (The town and country) Why was she there in the first place?
Bethany went to Phuket, Thailand help with the tsunami relief program with World Vision.
500
True or False:
The main type of conflict in Soul Surfer was character versus society.
False:
Bethany did have some problems with how paparazzi swarmed around her when she went to some places, but she had bigger struggles in character versus self and character versus character.