Jonathan Beutlich, M.A.
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I have been in education for 16 years and have taught 20 different subjects. I have degrees in science, literature, and education, and I am a professional ghostwriter. Additionally, I have been coaching high school athletics for 16 years.
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Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
Bud slapped Todd Amos because Bud was upset about Todd ramming a pencil up his nose. This particular event happens in chapter 2. Bud has just been adopted from the orphanage, and he quickly finds... -
Answered a Question in Black Beauty
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Answered a Question in The Gift of the Magi
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Answered a Question in Dry
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Answered a Question in Around the World in Eighty Days
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Answered a Question in Journey to the Center of the Earth
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Answered a Question in The Chimney Sweeper
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Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a compilation of various stories. Several of the stories focus on Mowgli and his adventures in the jungle with various creatures like Bagheera, Baloo, the... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
There is a moment in The Jungle Book in which Mowgli reaches up and under Bagheera's chin. There Mowgli discovers that Bagheera has a bald spot. The panther explains that nobody in the jungle knows... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
As the reader moves through the various stories about Mowgli, we see that there are a lot of laws in the Law of the Jungle. More than likely, readers don't ever get to know all of the laws, since... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
Shere Khan does not kill Baloo in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. Despite being portrayed as a villain throughout Kipling's books and their movie adaptations, Shere Khan kills a surprisingly... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
While The Jungle Book movies show Baloo teaching Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" in song and generally how to be carefree, the Baloo of the book is a much more serious character. He is so serious and... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
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Answered a Question in Holes
While it is possible to give a chronological main-events list for Stanley's experiences in Holes, that would leave out large sequences of important flashbacks. As an example, the Elya, Madame... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling is a wonderful work of fictional literature, and not many people realize that the entire book is not focused on Mowgli. The Jungle Book is actually a compilation... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
The Laws of the Jungle are found throughout the text of The Jungle Book. Readers learn them alongside Mowgli or through discussions between the wolves. Now this is the Law of the Jungle—as old and... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book, though a collection of short stories, carries similar messages throughout its various adventures. Some stories are about Mowgli, a man's cub that is adopted by a wolf pack, while... -
Answered a Question in The Jungle Book
"Mowgli's Brothers" begins with Father Wolf and Mother Wolf waking up in the early evening. Father Wolf is about to begin hunting when Tabaqui the jackal arrives. Tabaqui brings bad news. He says... -
Answered a Question in The White Tiger
As with most authors, Adiga uses a combination of direct and indirect characterization; however, a reader should be aware that the direct characterization that occurs is somewhat unreliable and... -
Answered a Question in The Canterville Ghost
The answer to this question can be found in the beginning of the story. Specifically, readers are told about Mr. Otis's supposed mistake in the first sentence of the story. The story makes it clear... -
Answered a Question in The Old Man and the Sea
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Answered a Question in The White Tiger
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Answered a Question in Ready Player One
The answer to this question can be found at the beginning of chapter 7. Wade is in his final virtual class of the day. He is in Latin class on the virtual planet of Ludus, and the previous chapter... -
Answered a Question in Two Kinds
The plot is the sequence of events that happen over the course of the story. It is common for plot discussions to talk about the five stages of a plot. Those stages are the exposition, the rising... -
Answered a Question in Mexican WhiteBoy
The sequence in question can be found in the "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is" section. Danny, Lolo, Raul, Chico, Uno, and several other characters from the neighborhood are all at the fair, and... -
Answered a Question in Speak
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Answered a Question in Holes
The answer to this question can be found in chapter 11. This chapter begins with Stanley doing a little bit of pouting. Mr. Pendanski did not find Stanley's fossil worthy of giving Stanley the rest... -
Answered a Question in Through the Tunnel
"Through the Tunnel" is a coming of age story about a boy named Jerry. He and his mother are on vacation, and the destination is a fairly typical sunny beach location. Like a typical coming-of-age... -
Answered a Question in Dry
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Answered a Question in Miss Brill
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Answered a Question in The Cay
Readers can see throughout the story that Phillip is terrified of being left alone. We see this quite clearly in chapter 7. Timothy will get up to go walk around the cay and explore it a bit more... -
Answered a Question in The Outsiders
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Answered a Question in Black Beauty
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Answered a Question in The Time Machine
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Answered a Question in The Story of an Hour
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Answered a Question in The Outsiders
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Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
For the most part, the individual members of the band blur together regarding their treatment of Bud. The reason for this is that they all treat Bud essentially the same. Some of them have a... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
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Answered a Question in Rappaccini's Daughter
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Answered a Question in The Westing Game
There are a lot of conflicts in The Westing Game. Part of the reason for that is that the author crafted a story that contains a large cast of characters, and the author also does an admirable job... -
Answered a Question in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The answer to this question can be found in the first sentence of chapter 1. The author tells readers right away that Dorothy lives in Kansas with her aunt and uncle. We get an added detail that... -
Answered a Question in Maniac Magee
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Answered a Question in Speak
It tends to be a common trope in various media formats to treat adults as ignorant idiots or unfair bullies. Speak also has elements of this motif; however, the author does a wonderful job of also... -
Answered a Question in The Alchemist
The sequence that this question is asking about appears fairly early on in the novel. The old man in question calls himself the King of Salem, and he's a wonderfully enigmatic character that... -
Answered a Question in Cinder
Despite being a science fiction retelling of Cinderella, Cinder does a great job incorporating issues that parallel real-world social conflicts. Science fiction has historically proven to be a... -
Answered a Question in Stargirl
Stargirl is a beacon of love, understanding, kindness, and empathy. She truly is an amazing person because of how she is able to love everybody equally and unconditionally. Unfortunately, most of... -
Answered a Question in Bud, Not Buddy
The answer to this question can be found in chapter 19. Bud has been hauling around his suitcase throughout the story. It contains everything that he finds valuable, and the suitcase includes some... -
Answered a Question in Chains
In terms of a chapter that forces Isabel to wrestle with what it means to be free, chapter 6 is a fairly tame chapter. Isabel doesn't clearly articulate her feelings on the matter, and Curzon's... -
Answered a Question in Hoot
I believe that this question is asking about events that are described in chapter 1. The chapter breaks from Roy and Dana having an altercation on the bus to Officer Delinko arriving at the... -
Answered a Question in Stargirl
Stargirl is an amazing character. Humanity could learn a lot from her. She doesn't judge, she loves equally, and her skills at empathy are top-notch. If everybody acted like Stargirl, the world...
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