Theme
The message an author tries to convey to its reader.
My Nickname was "The Kid"
Who is Dorothy West?
In The Sun Parlor, what knowledge did West gain through the story?
Real-life experience knowledge, West realized that you shouldn’t hold onto your guilt for so long.
What do the mothers in both “The Dog That Bit People” and “The Sun Parlor” share in common?
Both are very kind.
This person created the clock that helped sailors during the early 1700s.
Who is John Harrison?
Human life is more valuable than human possessions.
What is The Sun Parlor?
I am the author of many science books.
Who is Dava Sobel?
Why did most people not want to accept Harrison’s new knowledge about clocks?
Harrison was a simple man of a simple birth, he did not have special education. People didn’t want to accept that he made a grave discovery as an ordinary man.
What do both Mother and West have in common?
Neither accept that they made wrong decisions in life.
The narrator’s aunt died of this in the Sun Parlor.
What is a heart attack?
This theme is prevalent between Imaginary Lines, The Sun Parlor, and The Dog That Bites People.
What is growth from knowledge?
I am best known for my cartoons in The New Yorker.
Who is James Thurber?
How did Harrison’s new knowledge contribute to the world’s concept of time?
Everyone now has ready access to time and things are more organized.
How does the uncle in “The Dog That Bit People” mirror the engineers in “Imaginary Lines”?
They both undermine others but are proven wrong later in the story
The cops suggested Thurber’s family do this to the dog.
What is tying the dog up?
Sometimes it's better to let something go, even if you love it.
What is The Dog that Bit People?
I was never married and didn't have kids.
Who is Dorothy West?
What knowledge does the mother pass on to the family about how to treat the dog?
She told them not to act scared of the dog and that he will not try to bite them.
How were both the mother in “The Sun Parlor” and King George the III resemble each other?
Both characters acted as teachers in the stories.
This is the statue the little girl and her father saw in the beginning of Imaginary Lines.
What is the statue of Atlas?
People from any background can change the world with new inventions through their knowledge.
What is Imaginary Lines?
I died on November 24th, 1961.
Who is James Thurber
Why did West not carry on her mother's knowledge and kindness?
West was too young and naive, she wanted to have a sense of ownership of the sun parlor. She didn't want her sister to mess up the room that she worked so hard on for so long.
What connection is there between the theme of “The Sun Parlor” and “The Dog That Bit People”?
The theme in both stories includes something holding oneself back and letting go of that thing will allow you to move on or live your life to the fullest.
This is the number of the floor Thurber and his family lived on.
What is the fourth floor?