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Characters and emerging motifs

Characters and emerging motifs. East of Eden Part 1. Stuff you should know. Six methods of characterization You should six headings for taking notes today Label your notes “Methods of Characterization” When you are ready raise your hand. Characterization. 1. Physical appearance.

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Characters and emerging motifs

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  1. Characters and emerging motifs East of Eden Part 1

  2. Stuff you should know Six methods of characterization You should six headings for taking notes today Label your notes “Methods of Characterization” When you are ready raise your hand

  3. Characterization 1. Physical appearance

  4. Characterization 2. Character’s actions

  5. Characterization 3. Character’s own words

  6. Characterization 4. What others say about the character

  7. Characterization 5. Character’s innermost thoughts and dreams

  8. Characterization 6. What the author tells us about personal history or background (exposition)

  9. Written Response Look over your notes – list the ways that in “real life” situations we learn about people Which methods are impossible to know about “real life” people? How is knowing this helpful for understanding characterization in literature?

  10. East of Eden Characters The Hamiltons from Ireland

  11. Now let’s look at the families The book is primarily about two families One from the East One from the West

  12. Notes on the families In your notes or on lined paper make t-graph On the left side write EAST and on the right side write WEST You will have many more characters listed on the West sided

  13. Characters West - Hamiltons East - Trasks

  14. The Trasks of Connecticut • Cyrus Trask • Mrs. Trask • Adam Trask • Alice Trask • Charles Trask Adam is older than Charles Adam and Charles are half brothers.

  15. West-Hamiltons

  16. Hamiltons from Ireland • Liza Hamilton • Samuel Hamilton

  17. Hamilton Children • Lizzie • George • Tom • Dessie • Euna (Una) • Olive (author’s mother) • Mollie • Will • Joseph

  18. Steinbecks • Olive • Esther • Elizabeth • John • Mary • Ernest Steinbeck

  19. What about motif Watch the following to see if any evolve to a symbol

  20. Smiles What do different smiles and different characters indicate?

  21. Gift-giving

  22. Snake

  23. The color red

  24. The oak trees

  25. Tension of opposites Good and evil

  26. East and West

  27. The mountains

  28. Now you know Look for these things as you continue to read the novel.

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