Characters in Solar Storms
This character, also known as Angel Iron, is the protagonist of Solar Storms.
Who is Angela Jensen/Angel Iron?
This is theme #1, which focuses on Angela's journey and the land itself
What is "healing the land, healing the self"?
This character is Hannah's mother, who played a complex role in her early life.
Who is Loretta Wing?
This british writer was born in English and contributed to the romantic period
Climate fiction that inspires hope is sometimes called ___________
What is Solar Punk?
This elder character guides Angel and symbolizes a deep connection to the land and ancestral wisdom.
Who is Dora-Rouge?
This is theme #5, focusing on the end of the novel and the idea of climate change and late stage capitalism
What is "finding hope in the face of ecological catastrophe?
This character is a thin, quiet woman who excels at fishing and
recreating skeletons of animals for museums.
Who is "Bush"?
This poem contains the excerpt "Las caistas near the gray cannery, nestled amid wild abrazos of climbing roses and man-high red geraniums are gone now"
What is "Freeway 280"?
Angela is this age when Solar Storms begins
What is 17?
This character, Angel’s biological mother, carries the trauma of her past and the scars of generational pain.
Who is Hannah Wing?
This is theme #2 in Solar Storms, which focuses on the danger of viewing land as an extractable resource
What is "land, profit, and power"
This character is "
known as a different kind of woman in
Adam’s Rib. She dresses more flamboyantly, wears
red lipstick, and revels in Avon perfumes."
Who is "Frenchie"?
This poem contains the excerpt: "There were the men who had been shepherds so long they walked like sheep. Under the olive trees, they raised their arms. "
What is "Different Ways to Pray"?
At one point in their trip, Angel asks herself, “For
what had we done this? For me to find a woman
who had only injured me in the past?” Who is she
talking about?
Who is Hannah?
A personification of defiance and survival, this character is Angel’s adoptive grandmother.
Who is Agnes Iron?
Despite the challenges of ecological destruction, Solar Storms ultimately seeks to convey the possibility of _________ and change. (answer starts with "h"
Hope
This character calls Dora-Rouge "mother". This character connects science to indigenous spirituality.
Who is "John Husk"?
This poem focuses on playfulness, social media, foolish distractions, and documentation
What is "Webcam the World?"
Preparing to journey north, who says, “It’s my
time to die”?
Who is "Dora-Rouge"?
This character marries Angela
Tommy
This historical event forms the backdrop of Solar Storms, highlighting environmental and cultural tensions.
What is the James Bay Project?
This character is known as "done time" and is in love with Bush. This character has a difficult relationship with animals and lacks empathy
Which American poet was raised in Virginia and explores the "human condition in unexpected associations". This poet earned a BA from Harvard in 1970, and now manages the nonprofit organization "Caregifted" which offers help to disabled and chronically ill people
Who is "Heather McHugh"?
These people were originally known as the Beautiful Ones later became known as this group
What is the "Fat Eaters"?