Literary Devices
This type of conflict is represented when Rowdy punches Junior in the face.
What is Character vs. Character?
This place is Junior's hometown.
What is Wellpinit?
This big topic is exemplified when Junior faces his fear and leaves the reservation in search of a better future.
What is courage/bravery?
A word used to describe a person that can use both hands.
What is Ambidextrous?
Who is the main character in the text Wildwood?
Who is Lola?
This literary device is the reader's feelings about the text
What is mood?
Junior left the rez to go to this place in search of Hope.
This big topic is exemplified during Junior's interaction with Mr. Dodge when he says, "Okay, Arnold," Dodge said. "Where did you learn this fact? On the reservation? Yes, we all know there's so much amazing science on the reservation."
Hint: Page 85
What is Racism/Bigotry
This is the definition of translucent.
What is allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent.
This person is the author of Wildwood.
This literary device is an indication or warning of a future event
What is foreshadowing?
Junior was suspended from school after hitting this person in the face with a book.
Who is Mr. P?
This big idea is exemplified when Junior says, "and so we did become friends. Not the best of friends. Not like Rowdy and me. We didn't share secrets. Or dreams. No, we studied together."
Hint: Page 97
What is friendship?
This word describes a person that suffers from a condition where is gorges on food before vomiting it all up.
What is bulemia?
This conflict is exemplified by the conversation between Junior and his father when they say, "Just remember this," my father said. "Those white people aren't better than you." But he was so wrong. And he knew he was wrong. He was the loser Indian father of a loser indian son living in a world built for winners," (p. 35).
What is Character vs. Self?
We learn about how an author feels within a text through the use of this literary device.
What is tone?
Junior's sister runs away to Montana and falls in love with a member from this tribe of Native Americans.
Who are the Flathead Indians?
This big topic is exemplified when Junior says, "Reardan was the opposite of the rez. It was the opposite of my family. It was the opposite of me."
Hint: Page 56
What is Identity?
This is an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat.
What is anorexia?
This big topic is exemplified when Junior says, "I felt like two different people inside of one body. No. I felt like a magician slicing myself in half, with Junior living on the north side of the SPokane River and Arnold living on the South."
What is identity
The author shows/tells us of a characters personality through the use of this literary device.
What is characterization?
This character is someone that gave Junior advice after his conflict with Roger.
Who is Grandma Spirit?
What type of big idea is illustrated when Junior is picked on by people on the rez and at Reardan?
What is Bullying?
This is the definition of the term scintillating.
What is brilliantly and excitingly clever or skillful. Engaging, Interesting.
The name of Lola's mother from Wildwood.
Who is Belicia De Leon?