Element Definitions Part1
The main character of the story.
The feeling that a literary work gives to readers is __________.
Mood
Tuck Everlasting is in the ___________ genre.
Fantasy
What is the climatic moment in Tuck Everlasting?
Mae hitting the man in yellow suit.
The Man in the Yellow Suit is the _________ of the story, and why?
Antagonist, because he creates conflicts for Winnie and the Tucks.
The person working against the main character is the _____________.
antagonist
The category or type of literature is the _________.
genre
What is a person vs self conflict in Tuck Everlasting, and explain why it is a conflict.
(ex)Winnie vs self- Winnie deciding to run away.
(ex) Winnie vs self- Winnie deciding to drink of water or not.
In the resolution Treegap looks very different. Describe these differences with three examples.
(ex)
New town
No wood
restaurants, gas stations, and roads
no foster house
The message of the cycle of life, and enjoying the natural process of life is what kind of Element in Tuck?
Theme
Setting includes the following ____________.
time and place
The ending of the story is the ___________.
Resolution
Draw and label a plot chart.
1. Exposition 2. Rising Action 3. Climax 4. Falling Action 5. Resolution
The Tucks drinking the spring water and becoming immortal is what kind of conflict.
Man vs Nature
The turning point of the story is the ____________.
climax
The statement about life that the author wants to convey to the reader.
theme
List a symbol from Tuck. Explain what it represents.
Ex:
Wheel- cycle of life
Rowboat- The Tucks being stuck
Spring- immortality
What are the three unconnected events that happened in the exposition of Tuck.
1. Winnie Foster wanted to run away.
2. Mae Tuck was going to see her sons.
3. The Man in the Yellow Suit was looking for a family.
The Tucks keeping the spring a secret is what type of conflict?
Man vs Self
The series of conflicts that build a story is the ____________.
rising action
The problem that triggers the action is the _____________.
Conflict
One theme from Tuck Everlasting is ___________, and an example is ________________.
(ex)
Life and Death, enjoying life despite it being short. Life is meant to be lived and always changing.
-Tuck explaining the Wheel to Winnie.
-Winnie not taking the spring water.
Family, Love, Loyalty
Making choices/growing up/ freedomShare one example of rising action in Tuck Everlasting.
(ex)
Winnie gets kidnapped by the Tucks.
The Man in the Yellow Suit visits the Foster House.
Why was Tuck conflicted at the end of the novel?
He was sad Winnie has died, but happy she didn't drink the spring water.