Major Events
Is the worst economic downturn in world history, millions lost their jobs and homes.
A large group of workers, usually in a similar trade or profession, joined together to protect the worker's rights
Exaggeration to emphasize a real situation.
What are the blue flyers? What does this mean to Bud?
The blue flyers are advertisements of HEC and his band. The blue flyers are clues about his father
Paltry
A small amount
Who is Herbert Hoover?
Herbert Hoover, president of the United States during The Great Depression, was often blamed for TGD
having no job
What is a first person point of view?
The narrator is a character in the story
Why are the rocks important?
Prodigy
an unusually talented or promising child.
A period of severe dust storms.
What is a sundown town?
What is an extended metaphor?
Bud sleeps with his jackknife for protection, this is different from other children because they can rely on their parents whereas Bud has nobody to rely on.
confidential
secret or private; Known by a limited number of people
What is "Riding the Rails"?
Illegally sneaking onto freight trains to move across the country.
What is the American Dream?
The beliefs and expectations of the American Way of life. The belief is that every citizen can achieve success if they work hard enough.
What is symbolism?
an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings.
What does Bud's name symbolize?
His loyalty and connection to his mother.
Fumble
to handle something in a clumsy or awkward way
What is The Great Migration?
Relocation of 6 million Africans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest, and West.
What are Hooverville's?
Shantytowns were built by unemployed and homeless people.
What are allusions?
When an author or poet makes an indirect reference to some idea, figure, other text, place
What is Bud's comfort object? tell me why he needs it
His blanket
Sympathy
feeling sadness or compassion for another person