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English Literature Review

English Literature Review. Period One. Main characters: Jonah, Mitch, Simon, Lily, Dalton (Walker)

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English Literature Review

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  1. English Literature Review Period One

  2. Main characters: Jonah, Mitch, Simon, Lily, Dalton (Walker) • Plot summary: Jonah and Simon have been abandoned (Mom takes off, Dad is in jail) and are walking alone (starving and desperate), Mitch and Lily drive close by (Lincoln Cabriolet with a statue in the backseat)—Simon decides to hitchhike (Jonah is immediately sketched out), we slowly discover that Mitch is crazy and has OCD, he has killed his father, Lily is pregnant (she was raped), Mitch makes Simon push Jonah off a bridge (Mitch is jealous of Jonah), Jonah meets Dalton and gets help, Simon is tortured by Mitch, Simon and Lily run away (Walker’s house), Mitch becomes Black Simon, final shootout (Lily dies—ectopic pregnancy; Walker dies; Simon kills Mitch; Matthew he hanged himself in Vietnam), Simon and Jonah end up with Dalton’s family • Point of View: 1st person (but we hear from Jonah, Simon, and Mitch) • Setting: the desert—Arizona, New Mexico; 1970s (Vietnam) • Theme • Everything falls apart. • Symbolism: • Meteorite: everything is falling • Black Simon: the embodiment of Mitch’s insanity/psycopathy In the Path of Falling ObjectsBy Andrew Smith

  3. Main characters: Scout, Jem, (Dill), Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson, Boo Radley • Plot summary: Tom Robinson was accused of raping Bob Ewell’s daughter (Bob Ewell is the real assailant and Tom is innocent; he was helping her); Atticus defends him (he takes the case for several reasons)—the townspeople are outraged because Tom is black; Tom is convicted and later is shot as he attempts to escape; Bob Ewell attacks Atticus’ kids—Boo Radley saves them • Point of view: 1st person (Scout, in flashback) • Setting: Alabama, 1930s (the Great Depression) • Symbolism: • Mockingbird—innocent, minding its own business • Theme: • Race should not matter. • Justice isn’t always blind. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

  4. Characters: Mama and Jessie (Dawson, Cecil, Ricky, Loretta) • Plot summary: Mama tries to stop Jessie from killing herself; she is unsuccessful • Theme: • You cannot control losing someone. • We should not wait until the end to be honest—it can save lives. • The choices we make affect not only our lives but the lives of those around us. (good for all our literature this year, including your book choices) ‘Night, Mother by Marsha Norman

  5. Plot summary: The Kellers are waiting for Ann to arrive (Chris is going to ask her to marry him; this is a problem because Ann used to date Larry and Kate thinks Larry is still alive); George arrives and he wants to take her home (he doesn’t like the family because he has just learned that his dad was framed by Joe); during WWII, Joe sold cracked cylinder heads and 21 pilots were killed (Joe got out of prison, Mr. Deever is still inside) • Climax: Joe admits that he was the one who ordered the cylinder heads to be shipped out; he kills himself because Larry killed himself when he found out that his father was responsible for the deaths of pilots • Setting: post-WWII, any American town • Theme: We have to be responsible for more than just our families. • Characters • The Kellers (Joe, Kate, Larry [MIA], Chris) • The Deevers (Ann and George) All My Sons by Arthur Miller

  6. Characters: Lennie (developmentally disabled, he likes soft things, he is strong and large) and George (smart, small, he takes care of Lennie) • Setting: the Great Depression (late 1920s, early 1930s), California (they work on ranches) • Plot summary: Lennie and George are running away from Weed (Lennie touched a girl’s dress); they go to another ranch and find work; it goes well until Curley and George and Lennie begin to not get along; Lennie accidentally snaps Curley’s wife’s neck; George and Lennie run away to escape Curley; George shoots Lennie as he talks to him about their dream (mercifully) Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

  7. Plot summary: Othello and Desdemona have a happy and strong relationship; Iago is jealous of Othello; he is going to plant Desdemona’s handkerchief with Cassio so Othello thinks she is cheating on him; eventually Othello is convinced and he kills Desdemona • Symbol: handkerchief (Desdemona and Othello’s love) • Characters: • Othello (he is a general, he is black—Moor) • Desdemona (Othello’s wife, her dad is the senator) • Iago (he wants to be the general—very jealous) Othello, by William Shakespeare

  8. Allegory: the entire story represents a larger idea (power corrupts all people) • All the different animals represent different forms of government • Pigs start the revolution—they revolt against the rule of the humans (they wants everything equal) Animal Farm by George Orwell

  9. Characters: Ralph (protagonist), Jack (antagonist), Piggy, Simon • Setting: deserted island, during WWII (British evacuees from the war) • Plot: Ralph and his group want to get rescued; Jack and the hunters want to have fun; the groups clash; Simon is killed (end of civilization); Piggy is killed also; they are rescued (Jack set a fire to kill Ralph) • Symbolism: • Conch—democracy, order, civilization • Pig’s head—chaos, fear • Piggy’s glasses—intelligence • Signal fire—safety, hope of rescue Lord of the Flies by William Golding

  10. Characters—Melinda (main character), Andy Evans (rapist), Mr. Freeman (art teacher) • Plot summary: Melinda got drunk at a party and he attacks her; she calls the cops; during her freshman year of high school she has a horrible time; the only thing that is good is art class (she has her supply closet to retreat to); Andy Evans tries to attack her again and the girls’ field hockey team attacks him • Theme: Talk about what is going on with you—otherwise, you will suffer. • Symbolism: • Couch cushion—Melinda hiding all of her problems • Tree—represented Melinda’s state of mind Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

  11. Characters: Romeo Montague (Mercutio) and Juliet Capulet (Tybalt and Paris) • Plot summary: R and J fall in love and get married, but their families are rivals; long story short—they kills themselves and their parents regret their actions • Fatal/tragic flaw: the characters make hasty, impulsive decisions Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

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