Book Characters
What animal was in the empty apartment (poetry)?
Cat
What represents god in The Great Gatsby?
Dr. Tj Eckleburgs billboard.
Where is The Great Gatsby set?
Long Island, NY
What is a panel?
A frame or shape that contains the story in graphic novel.
Who wrote The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
What war did Gatsby fight in?
World War I
What did the green light represent in The Great Gatsby?
Hope.
What is the setting of The Best We Could Do?
Vietnam
What is a metaphor?
A comparison not using "like" or "as"
Who wrote the poems we analyzed?
Wislawa Szymborksa
Who was the first soldier to die in The Things They Carried?
Ted Lavender
What did the shape of the spit on Thi Bui's father's face represent in The Best We Could Do?
Vietnam and racism.
What is the setting of The Things They Carried?
Vietnam
What is diction?
The word choice an author uses.
Who wrote The Best We Could Do?
Thi Bui
What color dress did Daisy wear?
White
What did the room represent in No Exit?
Hell
What is the setting of No Exit? (2 places)
France and Hell
What is juxtaposition?
Two opposite concepts or words next to each other.
Who wrote The Great Gatsby?
F. Scott Fitzgerald
What was Thi Bui suffering from?
Intergenerational Trauma
What did the baby water buffalo represent in The Things They Carried?
Loss of innocence.
In what order did the books occur? (when they happened)
The Great Gatsby, No Exit, The Best We Could Do and The Things They Carried.
What is an allegory?
A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.
Who wrote No Exit?
Jean Paul-Sartre