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Where are we?
We are in Mississippi - a southern state in the USA
What type of character is Tommy Grimes?
Tommy Grimes is the main character.
What type of narrator does the story posses?
3 person intrusive narrator.
In which language is the story written? (Hint: There are different types of English)
American English
What is the main theme of the story?
Violence
Name one of the animals in the food chain, his dad mentions.
Birds, worms, rabbits, foxes, bobcats, bears, elephants and men.
Describe Tommy.
He's a 12 year old boy, and he comes from Mississippi. In the beginning he is innocent, but that innocence is stained after he kills the man in the forest and in his father's eyes becomes a "man".
What age-group is the story meant for?
Young adults to adults.
In which tense is the story written?
In the past tense (Præteritum)
Name 3 themes in the story? (Excluding violence)
The group judges the answers
Examples: Racism, innocence and maturity.
How does the quote describe the forest?
“The dew and the daylight make pant sky cobwebs of the treetops. The sun had not - men and a mist lay over the ground, which made the forest seem rather spooky to him.” (P.1 L. 2-5)
The group judges the answer. - Spooky, mysterious and enchanting.
What is the relationship between Tommy Grimes and his father? (In details please)
The have a father-son relationship.
Even though they don't openly show it they love and are proud of each other. Tommy wants to prove himself to his father by killing "the buck".
What is the meaning behind the story's title?
In the story Tommy's dad talks about how you die a bit inside when you kill, and the text is about Tommy killing a man therefore him dying
Which symbol is described in this quote?
"Pa," he murmured, "think maybe i could go a time at that old buck?" Page 40 line 29-30
Buck: A slave
What story which we have read in Violence does "The Death of Tommy Grimes" remind you of?
The Lottery
How does Tommy Grimes perceive the woods?
Tommy is scared of the woods.
“The forest seem rather spooky to him.” (P.1 L. 5)
What is Tommy's goal in the story?
To make his father proud.
Is it an open or closed ending?
It's an open ending. After we have read the text, we are left with many questions.
Describe the language in the story
Informal, they often use slang, advanced English
What social problem is portrayed in the stor?
Racism
What happened to the atmosphere in the forest when Tommy was about to kill the buck?
It gets darker.
“But things had changed somehow. The sunlight was duller, almost disappearing and he felt a chili again as he had before the sun came up. And the silence” (P. 5 L.34-36)
Which character change does Tommy go through?
He goes from being innocent to being mature.
How long does the story line go on for? (How many days, months, years etc. does the story go on for?)
A couple of days.
What does the language tell us about Tommy's environment?
The language reflects the racism which took place in the southern states.
What myth is similar to the transition Tommy goes through by killing a man?
The Fall of Man.