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tara814
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High School - 10th Grade

What's the plot line of "Whale Talk" by Chris Crutcher?

I just want to have an idea of the main points that would make up the plot line of "Whale Talk" by Chris Crutcher.

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Posted by tara814 on Monday March 19, 2007 at 5:32 PM and tagged with plot, whale talk.

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  1. blazedale

    eNotes Editor

    The basic plot line is that a group of misfits find out they can get a coveted school varsity letter jacket if they form a swin team. They do so, and despite many setbacks, eventually achieve their dream, get the jackets, and more importantly gain respect from their peers and for themselves.

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    Posted by blazedale on Monday March 19, 2007 at 8:15 PM

  2. jeremiaheg
    jeremiaheg Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    Why does t.j. go into the woods? What Happens There?

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    Posted by jeremiaheg on Thursday May 31, 2007 at 3:57 PM

  3. msnb7
    msnb7

    what's the rising action with events in the book "whale talk" by chris crutcher 

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    Posted by msnb7 on Monday March 24, 2008 at 6:19 PM


  4. michael336 Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    In Whale Talk T.J. (a multiracial "misfit") functions as an anti-hero by bucking the system of the athletic traditions of his high school.  He feels that this all-important focus on sports alienates many of the students.  While athletic himself, he chooses not to participate to make a point.  But when confrunted by a beloved teacher to start a swim team, he recruits other "misfits" into his goal.  It becomes a tale of redemption, of overcoming the victimization inflicted on each of the swimmers, as well as other characters.  Each one learns to put the past behind him and take control of his own destiny.

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    Posted by michael336 on Sunday August 31, 2008 at 7:38 AM