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Questions about the term “novel”

Questions about the term “novel”. 1. Can you write the title of the book many consider to be the first novel? 2. What makes a novel different from a short story? 3. What two characteristics describe the content of a novel? 4. The word “novel” comes from the Latin word ______.

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Questions about the term “novel”

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  1. Questions about the term “novel” 1. Can you write the title of the book many consider to be the first novel? 2. What makes a novel different from a short story? 3. What two characteristics describe the content of a novel? 4. The word “novel” comes from the Latin word ______. 5. What invention in 1495 made the novel possible?

  2. Chapters 4 and 5 Elements of a Novel: • A variety of characters • The development of subplots To Kill a Mockingbird

  3. CHARACTERS SUBPLOTS The campaign to get Boo to come out School days Aunt Alexandra’s reforming of the family • Scout, Atticus, Jem Finch • Calpurnia, Miss Maudie • Dill, Miss Rachel • Arthur Radley, Nathan Radley • Uncle Jack, Aunt Alexandra, (Simon Finch) • Miss Caroline, Waltre Cunningham, Burris Ewell Statement or caption

  4. To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee 1)Vocabulary- Bildungsroman Recluse 2)Setting-Maycomb, Alabama (1930s)

  5. Bildungsroman • This is a novel that traces the development of a character from childhood to adulthood, a quest for identity that leads him or her to maturity. The term bildungsroman comes from the German for "formation novel," or "education novel.“ Can you think of another novel that could be classified as a bildungsroman? As you read, consider how TKAM is a novel about Scout and Jem growing up. Who is teaching them the most?

  6. Recluse • A recluse is someone in isolation who hides away from the attention of the public, a person who lives in solitude or seclusion. What are some reasons why someone would become a recluse? One of the main characters of this novel (and one of the greatest literary characters of all time) is a recluse, the ghost-like Boo Radley. Harper Lee, the Pulitzer Prize winning author, became a recluse after the worldwide attention from writing this classic. She never wrote another book…

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