Literary Analysis #3

Directions: You have the class period to answer the prompt completely. Your responses will indicate who has been keeping up with reading. Complete on a separate sheet of binder paper :)

Part 1: Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read according to the elements of plot you've learned in past courses (exposition, rising action, etc.). Include the ending.

Part 2: Succinctly describe the main theme of the novel. Avoid cliches. 

Why did your author choose to write about this topic, person or event?

Part 3: Is the protagonist static or dynamic?  Flat or round?  Explain.

Who is another major character and why are they important to the novel?

Part 4: Choose one significant symbol, motif or metaphor from your novel. How that symbol functions in the work? What does it reveals about the characters or themes of the work as a whole? 

Part 5: Why did you choose this book?  What about the book appealed to you the first time it came to your attention (and how did it come to your attention)?  What about the book made you want to keep reading once you began?
Part 6. Make connections between people/events you read about and people/events in your own life?  

Part 7: Describe at least one idea from this book that you expect to remember for a long time.  Explain your choices and their importance.  Share at least one passage to give your reader a taste of the same effect.