Julie Johnson
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Answered a Question in The Sign of the Beaver
In The Sign of the Beaver, the main character, Matt, is visited by a beaver trapper by the name of Ben. Ben, a large and imposing figure, invites himself to dinner and Matt feels obliged to... -
Answered a Question in The Wednesday Wars
Holling first refers to his house as "perfect" in the first chapter, "September." According to his father, the house is perfectly in the middle of town. It's not on the north side with... -
Answered a Question in A Separate Peace
The quote, "I began to know that each morning reasserted the problems of night before, that sleep suspended all but changed nothing, that you couldn't make yourself over between dawn and dusk," is... -
Answered a Question in Poetry
"Mother, any distance greater than a single span" is a beautiful poem about a son growing up and away from his mother. In the first stanza, the narrator addresses his mother. Mother, any... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
In Act 1, Scene 4 of Macbeth there are several happenings that would be worthy of newspaper headlines. For example, at the beginning of the act, Malcolm tells Duncan that he's heard the Thane of... -
Answered a Question in An Ancient Gesture
"An Ancient Gesture" by Edna St. Vincent Millay can be thought of as a metaphor. A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike objects, saying that one thing "is" another. In the poem the... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
In chapter 12 of Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Ralph is hiding in the forest. Ralph wants to believe that the enemy he sees is really not his tribe. He had even glimpsed one... -
Answered a Question in The Scarlet Ibis
The character of Doodle in "The Scarlet Ibis" has many strengths and weaknesses. One of his strengths is his love for his brother. Doodle loves his brother so much he willingly allows... -
Answered a Question in A Rose for Emily
In "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, Emily's father, Mr. Grierson, is only mentioned briefly at the start of the story. The narrator informs us that the Griersons are an aristocratic family.... -
Answered a Question in The Wednesday Wars
In The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt, the main character, Holling Hoodhood, plays the role of Ariel in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Because Holling needs to buy cream puffs for his 7th grade... -
Answered a Question in To a Sad Daughter
The poem "To a Sad Daughter," by Michael Ondaatje, is a beautiful, almost letter of advice from a father to his daughter. The fact that Ondaatje titles his poem to his "daughter" is... -
Answered a Question in The Call of the Wild
In The Call of the Wild, by Jack London, our main character, a dog by the name of Buck, has several visions of what seems like a caveman by a fire. In Chapter 4 this vision is described: This... -
Answered a Question in The Wednesday Wars
In The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt, our main character, Holling Hoodhood, promises his classmates cream puffs, but he has no way to buy them. He tries to get an advance on his... -
Answered a Question in Imagery
Imagery is a literary device that many writers use in both poetry and prose. When writers use words that set off visual images in our mind, that is imagery. Imagery can also be words or... -
Answered a Question in Salvation
In the story "Salvation" by Langston Hughes, Hughes shares a story from his childhood about when he was "saved" but "not saved" at the same time. He uses his personal observations and the... -
Answered a Question in Iliad
The Iliad, by Homer, takes place during the Trojan war. If one reads a list of the characters, one would find male character, after male character, after male character. It's a poem of... -
Answered a Question in William Shakespeare
In modern English, we utilize a sentence structure that gives the subject of the sentence first, the verb second, and the object, last. For example, we would say, "Mary ate soup." ... -
Answered a Question in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
In Chapter II of Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer we find our main character, Tom Sawyer, having to work on a beautiful day. It's summertime in Cardiff Hill, a Saturday morning, and while the other... -
Answered a Question in Literature
An infinitive phrase is a phrase that begins with the infinitive "to" and then the simple form of a verb. Infinitive phrases can function as an adjective, an adverb, or a noun. Let's look at... -
Answered a Question in Literature
Gerund phrases are phrases that begin with -ing. The entire gerund phrase includes the -ing word, along with modifiers and objects. For example, in the sentence: Bob earns his income... -
Answered a Question in Wonder
The book Wonder, by R.J. Palacio, is told from six different viewpoints. Three sections are told from the main character, August's, viewpoint. The other sections are told from Via,... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
At the end of the book, Bud, Not Buddy the main character, Bud, reveals he is Calloway's grandson. Calloway responds by locking himself in his room, and crying. Buddy goes to his... -
Answered a Question in The Tale of Despereaux
Falling action is the last part of the story. It's the part after the climax, or the highest point of tension, has been released and the conflict has been resolved. In The Tale of Despereaux,... -
Answered a Question in The Giver
In The Giver by Lois Lowry, most animals do not seem to exist in the perfect community the author has created. For example, in the evening scene when Jonas' family is sharing their feelings,...