Literary Terms
The leading character; the champion of a particular cause/ idea
What is a protagonist?
The characters and setting are introduced.
What is the "Introduction/ Exposition?"
These people show hypocrisies through their show of status, yet are benevolent to its members and are supportive of one another.
Who are the Village?
The protagonist kills the antagonist who had captured one of the English general's daughters to marry her for revenge for a whipping given by the general.
What is The Last of the Mohicans?
The opposer or combatant working against the protagonist's goal.
What is the Antagonist?
The primary problem that drives the story.
What is the Conflict?
This showed freedom and absence of following any rules, and yet also shows isolation.
What is the Island?
A young prideful boy who burns his hand and loses his profession and begins to learn through hard circumstances that it is worthy to risk oneself for the greater good and ends up helping the American Revolution.
What is Johnny Tremain?
The series of events that unfolds from start to finish.
What is the Plot?
There are multiple moments of conflict that escalate and create tension.
What is Rising Action?
This showed as troubled psychological state that Tom was in.
What are the Storms?
A boy who is kidnapped to play songs for slaves on a slave ship and who eventually is helped by a run-a-way slave to get back home.
What is The Slave Dancer?
The deeper message or central idea.
What is the Theme?
The peak of action where the main character faces the big conflict resulting in lots of excitement and changes for the rest of the story.
What is the Climax?
This is something that Tom and Huck constantly sought after so that they would have status and wealth in the eyes of other people.
What is the Treasure?
An adopted Chinese boy who was taught to never think less of who he was looks for manhood through travels to America where people are supposedly treated equally, yet finds out that equality did not extend to foreigners.
What is the Dragon's Gate?
The representation of something as a symbol.
What is Symbolism?
The story slows down and conflicts begin to be resolved.
What is Falling Action?
The harrowing experience where Tom shows wisdom and resourcefulness and proves his manhood by rescuing Becky.
What is the Cave?
Where the Christian family helps the Jews escape the Nazis, but ends up in prison with the Jews.
What is The Hiding Place?