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English 11 Literature Review

English 11 Literature Review. Period 6. In the Path of Falling Objects by Andrew Smith.

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English 11 Literature Review

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  1. English 11 Literature Review Period 6

  2. In the Path of Falling Objects by Andrew Smith • Plot summary: Jonah and Simon are abandoned by their mom (dad is in jail); they are walking to hopefully meet their dad when he gets out; Mitch and Lily drive alongside them and Simon hitchhikes (Jonah is not happy); Jonah realizes that Mitch has problems (Simon thinks Mitch is cool); everyone likes Lily—Lily chooses Jonah and this changes everything (Jonah and Simon, Simon pushes Jonah off a bridge); Mitch tortures Simon; Simon and Lily run away; Mitch really goes crazy (Black Simon); final shootout (Lily dies because she has an ectopic pregnancy; Walker; Mitch is shot by Simon; Matthew killed himself because of Vietnam) • Point of view: 1st (Jonah, Simon, and Mitch) • Setting: Arizona/New Mexico (desert) during the Vietnam War • Symbolism: • Don Quixote (delusions of Mitch) • Black Simon (what Mitch wants—pure evil) • Meteorite (gravity is inevitable, unchanging) • Jonah’s map (their journey) • Main characters • Jonah (Dalton) • Simon (Walker) • Mitch • Lily

  3. All My Sons by Arthur Miller • Plot summary: Ann is coming to visit, Chris is going to propose; Ann was Larry’s girl and Kate doesn’t like it because she thinks Larry is still out there; Ann’s dad is in jail for selling faulty engine cylinder heads during WWII (21 pilots died); Larry killed himself when he heard his father sold the parts but Joe denies his involvement (he wasn’t in the shop that day, “sick”); Joe admits the truth (he wanted Chris to have the business); Joe kills himself because he realizes his responsibility (there is more to responsibility than family) • Setting: anywhere USA, post-WWII • Theme • The choices we make affect our lives and the lives of the people around us. • Responsibility is greater than just ourselves and our families; human beings are responsible for all other human beings. • Symbolism: • The tree: Larry (he is gone) • Characters • The Kellers: Joe, Kate, Chris (surviving), Larry (MIA) • The Deevers: Ann and George

  4. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee • Characters: Atticus Finch, Scout, Jem, Boo Radley, Tom Robinson • Plot summary: Tom Robinson is on trial for supposedly raping a white girl (her father actually did it); Atticus is Tom’s lawyer; Tom is convicted despite the entire town knowing his innocence; he is killed when he tries to escape from jail; Scout and Jem are ridiculed; Scout and Jem are attacked by Bob Ewell and they are saved by Boo Radley • Setting: Alabama in the Great Depression (1931-1932) • Theme: Injustice happens often. • (responsibility, choices, honesty)

  5. ‘Night, Mother by Marsha Norman • Characters: Jessie and Mama • Plot Summary: Jessie wants to kill herself and Mama wants to stop her. • Theme (write in complete sentences) • (responsibility, choices, honesty) • Conflict: • Jessie vs. Mama (external) • Jessie vs. herself (internal) • Mama vs. herself (internal)

  6. Animal Farmby George Orwell • Allegory: the whole story represents a greater idea (politics, specifically socialism/Communism) • Plot summary: the pigs want to take over the farm from the humans because they are not treated equally; over time, they start doing the same things the humans did • Theme: Human beings abuse their power.

  7. Lord of the Flies by William Golding • Characters: Ralph (protagonist), Jack (antagonist), Piggy, Simon • Setting: WWII (evacuees from England) • Plot summary: they get stranded on a desert island (plane crash); Jack’s group becomes savage (have fun and hunt); Ralph’s group want rescue and civilization; they are rescued at the end (because of the fire Jack sets to smoke out Ralph) • Symbolism • Piggy’s glasses—intelligence • Conch shell—order • Pig’s head—fear, evil • Signal fire—hope, rescue

  8. Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck • Setting: The Great Depression, California • Characters: George and Lennie, Curley, Curley’s wife • Plot summary: George (the brains, also strong) and Lennie (huge and strong; developmentally disabled) are looking for work (Lennie touched a girl’s dress) and find it at Curley’s ranch (small), Curley’s wife is a flirt, Lennie kills Curley’s wife accidentally; George shoots him to stop him from being killed and tortured by Curley • Conflict • George vs. himself (should he stay with Lennie? Should he kill Lennie?) • George vs. Curley

  9. Othello by William Shakespeare • Characters: Othello (general, Moor), Desdemona, Iago (jealous) • Plot summary: Iago manipulates Othello into thinking that Desdemona cheated on him (handkerchief); Othello kills Desdemona • Dramatic irony: when the audience knows more than the characters • Tragic flaw: Othello is jealous

  10. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare • Characters: Romeo Montague (Mercutio) and Juliet Capulet (Tybalt) • Plot summary: the Montagues and the Capulets hate each other; R and J meet and fall in love, get married; Tybalt is killed by Romeo after he kills Mercutio; Romeo is banished from Verona; J decides to fake her own death; R and J kill themselves; their parents resolve their fued • Conflict • Dramatic irony • Tragic flaw: impulsive and irrational

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