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Answered a Question in The Glass Castle
These chapters have multiple symbols that are candidates for the "major" category. Here are a couple suggestions—but there are even more than these two to consider. 1. On page 169, Jeannette's... -
Answered a Question in The Glass Castle
Tinkerbell is a symbol of Jeannette because of the terrible things she endures (as a doll) that are very similar to the things Jeannette must endure as a little girl who's nearly as helpless as a... -
Answered a Question in From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
In the novel From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia and Jamie run away from home to hide out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. To avoid being seen, Claudia tells her... -
Answered a Question in From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
At the beginning of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia, the main character, is planning to run away. The author, E.L. Konigsburg, writes on the first page that: She... -
Answered a Question in From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
In From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia and Jamie sneak into the Metropolitan Museum of Art and stay there, undetected, for several nights. While they're there, a statue of... -
Answered a Question in From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
When Jamie's sister, Claudia, first decides she wants to sleep in the bed with the canopy, Jamie doesn't want to. On page 38, there's an explanation as to why: Jamie, on the other hand, thought... -
Answered a Question in From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
The first and most obvious important event is that Claudia and her brother, Jamie, actually make it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is important since the two previous chapters have been... -
Answered a Question in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mr. Morrison is not a relative of the Logans, the main family in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, but he comes to live with them and plays a large part in their lives. Mr. Morrison first appears in... -
Answered a Question in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Christmas is clearly a very special event in the Logan household, and because of that, they have a very special dinner, with more (and fancier) dishes than they would normally eat for dinner. On... -
Answered a Question in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry takes place in rural Mississippi in the 1930s, during the Great Depression. The main family in the book, the Logans, are not well off, although they have more than many... -
Answered a Question in The Midwife's Apprentice
The Midwife's Apprentice is set in medieval England, and the realities of life in a small English village during that period of time contribute to the mood and tone of the story in many ways. Even... -
Answered a Question in Maniac Magee
This sentence appears in Chapter 37, which begins by recounting "a series of heroic feats" that Maniac performs. But why does Maniac perform all these feats? We find out in this paragraph: To... -
Answered a Question in Holes
There are several clues in the novel that suggest Zero has mixed feelings about digging holes. In an early scene, Stanley notices that despite being the smallest boy at the camp, Zero is the... -
Answered a Question in Hatchet
In Chapter 8, two events help Brian think of a way to make the most significant survival resource of all: fire. The first event seems pretty terrible at first: Brian is attacked by a porcupine. To... -
Answered a Question in The Wednesday Wars
A protagonist is the main character of a story—the star of the show, you might say. Some novels have more than one protagonist, but it's more common for a novel to have one protagonist and for the... -
Answered a Question in The Wednesday Wars
Holling's father, Mr. Hoodhood, wants to project the image of perfection to his community. He wants to be the perfect architect, have the perfect family, and of course, have the perfect house.... -
Answered a Question in The Wednesday Wars
A climax is the culmination of action—the most intense, exciting, or important part. It usually comes near the end of the book or chapter. Let's take a look at some of the things that happen... -
Answered a Question in The Wednesday Wars
The words in The Tempest that appeal most to Holling are the curses that the character Caliban utters. Holling likes them because they're the most original, interesting-sounding cuss words... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Figurative language is the opposite of literal language. Literal language says exactly what it means. ("That is a big red gumball" is literal.) Figurative language doesn't say exactly what it... -
Answered a Question in The Lottery
Shirley Jackson published her short story "The Lottery" in 1948. She left the story's setting (its time and place) purposefully vague. The village that the story takes place in is never named—it's... -
Answered a Question in Holes
Stanley Yelnats, the main character in Holes by Louis Sachar, is sent to Camp Green Lake. The "camp" isn't really a camp at all, but a juvenile detention facility. It's not a very pleasant place....