PLOT/CONFLICT
Which story presents how phoney and imitative Caribbean people can become when they migrate?
Georgia and Them There United States
What's the name of the main character in "The Boy who Loved Ice Cream"?
Benjy
The story "The Man of the House" is set in ________________
Ireland
The story is Part autobiography. Frank O'Connor was born in Ireland and so the story is set in Ireland.
This story presents the theme of love and family relationships. The main character in this story has changed her attitude to people and life; the character wants to help someone else to excel instead of thinking about himself/herself.
Raymond's Run
State 2 techniques that are evident in the story 'Blood Brothers"
contrast, irony, descriptive details, narrative voice
Which story reflects the conflict between traditional Caribbean values and the materialistic ones imported from the USA?
The Two Grandmothers
What are the names of the social worker and the two orphans under Mom Luby's care in "Mom Luby and the Social Worker"?
Ms. Rushmore, Elijah and Arlethia (Puddin')
The Boy Who loved Ice Cream
Benjy is from ___________. He was long awaiting the day of the ______________________________________ so he can experience this wonder that his sister told him about-ice cream!!
Rural Jamaica, Harvest Festival Sales
Give 2 themes that are presented in "Blood Brothers"
love and family relationships, hate, deceptrion, the power of the mind,
Name two narrative techniques in the story "Mom Luby and the Social worker" and provide an explanation for each.
first person narrative, contrast, irony, descriptive details, humour
List 2 things that Flurry attempts to do to take care of his mother and attempt to be the man of the house
He lights the fire, makes tea and toast for her, cleans up the breakfast mess, does the shopping, gets whiskey for her, he goes to the dispensary
Name the 3 main characters in the story "Berry"
Berry, Mrs. Osborn, Dr. Renfield
Which story is this extract taken from?
"For a brief period after I was grown I went to live alone, like one doing penance, in a loft above a noisy factory in downtown New York and there painted seas of sugarcane and huge swirling Van Gogh suns and palm trees striding like brightly plumed Watussi across a tropical landscape, while the thunderous tread of the machines downstairs jarred the floor beneath my easel, mocking my efforts."
To Da-duh in Memoriam
Identify 3 themes in "The Boy who loved Ice Cream"
Parenting, love, deception, children in an adult world, women in society, jealousy, family relationships, innocence, men in society
State three major techniques that are used in "To Da-duh" and explain each
first person narrative, symbolism, contrast and flashback
Which story as a study of how envy, jealousy, deception and insecurity can be damaging to a person?
Blood Brothers
In this story, a character's hard word, helpfulness and kindness are exceptional, but it takes only a small accident to make room for injustice.
BERRY
The _________________ girl in this story is taken to ________ _____________ and observes how imitative ______________ people can become when they migrate.
Jamaican, New York, Caribbean
Identify 4 themes in "Berry"
injustice, racial discrimination, poverty/attitudes to poverty, power and authority, attitudes to children, greed, abuse, deception, love
Which story includes the following as symbols?
electricity, darkness, television the color of one's skin and one's hair texture
The Two Grandmothers
Which story's title help to prepare us for the conflict between two main characters?
Mom Luby and the Social Worker
In this story, ____________ takes ___________ to live with her. Both women have to come to terms with the ____________. ____________ is plagued by her ______________ memories while ____________ is haunted by the tragic ___________ of _____ ___________________.
Mint Tea
"To Da-duh in Memoriam'
The narrator is a _________ woman but is now living in __________________. She recalls a visit made to her grandmother in ___________________.
Barbadian, New York, Barbados
List five themes in "The Man of the House"
childhood, children in an adult world, responsibility, friendship, deceit, relationships, love, poverty, social environment
By using a letter in this story, the author gives us a point of view in addition to the narrator's.
Georgia and Them There United States