What is the last name of the main MARRIED couple in the novel?
Who are the Pontelliers?
Which war was this novel focused on?
The Vietnam War
What point of view is this novel told in?
What is First person?
The Society of Gilead.
Who is Edna Pontellier's new love interest?
Robert Lebrun
What is the first symbol that occurs in the book?
What is Parrots?
How can weight be interpreted in The Things They Carried?
Weight can be physical, like packs, weaponry, and ammunition.
Weight can be mental, like distress, guilt, fear, regret.
OWTTE
What is existentialism?
Existentialism is a philosophical movement that emphasizes individual existence, freedom, and choice, asserting that individuals are responsible for creating their own meaning in life despite the apparent absurdity of existence.
Their fertility.
Which character in TTTC died due to a mortar round?
Curt Lemon
Which character utilized Music as a form of expression?
Who was Mademoiselle Reisz?
Who is the first character of this novel?
Who was Jimmy Cross?
What did the Magistrate try to compel Mersault to do?
The Magistrate tries to get Meursault to believe in God and show remorse for his crime, but Meursault refuses.
What is the clothing piece/garment represent their social status and what color is it?
A Red Dress/cloak.
Which character justifies his role in Gilead by claiming that “better never means better for everyone,” exposing the regime’s self-serving logic and his own complicity in systemic oppression.
The Commander
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Which flower symbolizes both controlled beauty and the repression of natural life?
Tulips