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Choosing Concrete Details

Choosing Concrete Details. The Power is in Reaction. Action: “While I was laying there trying not to think, I heard old Stradlater come back from the can and go in our room…. He didn’t even look around to see where I was at” (41). Reaction:

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Choosing Concrete Details

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  1. Choosing Concrete Details

  2. The Power is in Reaction • Action: “While I was laying there trying not to think, I heard old Stradlater come back from the can and go in our room…. He didn’t even look around to see where I was at” (41). • Reaction: “I got feeling so lonesome and rotten, I even felt like waking Ackley up.” (41).

  3. Less Dialogue* – More Description Dialogue Description “Anyway, the next thing I knew, I was on the goddam floor and he was sitting on my chest, with his face all red” (43). • “What the hell’s the matter with you?” (43).

  4. Find the JUICY words/phrases • Key word • Word that attracts you to the quote • Makes the quote • Provides additional information about character, motif, theme. • “It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road” (5).

  5. Connotation Web • “It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road” (5).

  6. Look for: • Holden’s reactions • Holden’s motivations • Other character’s reactions to Holden • Description that reveals: • Characterization • Motif • Theme • Juicy words

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