Stereotypes
They are feminine and love musicals
Gays
I’ll never forget stepping off the bus into that huge station full of men looking ud over and coyotes offering us rides to Los Angeles. I was very excited and glad that I had come.
First person reliable narrator
What PEE stands for
Point, Example, Explanation
We walked across the weeds like we were strolling through a park.
Simile
Characters: the young man, the mother, the millionaire
Close to the Water's Edge
They are bloodthirsty savages, but knowledgeable about nature
Native Americans
“It can’t be true,” they said. “Our lands were given to us by God.”
But it was true. Under the law of the United States, the Cherokees’ farms now belonged to someone else.
Third person omniscient narrator
The two ways an author can describe a character
Showing and telling
That ………………………. is a symbol, I said, a symbol of temptation and sin. And that symbol would be the same, no matter what the race.
snake
Setting: the hills and wild country east of the Mississippi River
Tsali of the Cherokees
They are violent, sexual, illegal immigrants
Latinoes
“Then trouble began,” said Simple. “Thank God, they was both white.”
“How do you know Adam and Eve were white?” I asked.
First person reliable narrator
Another word for main character
Protagonist
Sam turned as white as that bucket of milk.
Simile
Plot: a dialogue
Tales of Simple: Temptation
They are lazy and stupid, but very musical
Blacks
I seen her passing notes to Elbert. I seen her get out of his car one night. She said she was going to the picture show by herself. She’s a born liar and sassy. Like as not he’s had her.
First person unreliable narrator
The opposite of a round/dynamic character
Flat/static
They are gold-plated cufflinks whose gold is slowly wearing off revealing the steel underneath.
Symbol
Language/style/tone: Southern accent, informal style, aggressive, arrogant tone.
This is My Living Room
They are backwards, drunk, racist and violent
Poor whites
She looks out at the water and down at the strand. He never really knows what’s going through her mind.
Third person limited narrator
The four sources of information about a character
Direct discription, character's actions, character's words and thoughts, other characters' words and thoughts
Times have been hard, said Simple, but still I am a child of God.
Metaphor
Themes: American Dream, family, immigration, smuggling, money
Coming to America, to Clean