These two types of questions exist in every book. One type clarifies and the other wonders about the big ideas present in the reading.

In literature, a struggle between opposing forces.

Bright colored pattern worn by 60’s socs.

Sonia Sanchez wrote “Norma” about the math wizard whose life went down the drain. This was the story's major motif.

It’s why Dally went berserk after Johnny died.

We are all works in progress. Being able to do this with our ideas on paper and out loud is task #1 in here.

In this point of view, the narrator is not a participant and is not a character.

A group that is subject to stereotypes.

The “sheepish” store manager who took Sammy’s place just as soon as he quit the A&P.

It symbolized the gang’s protection and may have saved Ponyboy from burning.

When interpreting the meaning of a story, it helps to pay attention to these two things.

”Everything Stuck to Him” is written in third person POV, story within a story. The daughter in hotel asking her father questions at the beginning and the end is part of the” outside story”. What happens in between is referred to as this.

It is defined as "happening again, periodically or repeatedly".

In “Everything Stuck to Him” the boy plans to go hunting with this old friend of his father’s, but in the end spills his breakfast. His breakfast WAS stuck to him, but so was this.

"Nature's first green is gold" translates to this in Frost's poem.

In MLA format, these things appear in parentheses at the end of a sentence.

This point of view limits what can be known about most character’s thoughts and deeds while they’re away from the narrator.

This adjective describes one of the major differences between greasers and socs, and it’s a big reason they resent each other.

Raymond Carver, author of “Everything Stuck to Him” once taught at this semi-local university.

A statement that accurately identifies one of the novel’s themes is this.

These must be cited the same as quotes from the story even though they don’t use exact words from the source.

When we get in a circle to share our individual answers to difficult questions, the important skill changes from being able to answer the question in isolation to this skill.

Sometimes words take on completely different meanings depending on how they're used. This one, can mean taking advantage of position or rank if used as a verb. For us it was a noun referring to something bold or daring.

People's first impression of A&P was that it was sexist, but a closer look showed that it was a master work examining these big ideas.

Tim Shepard’s “boys” were named after the nearby suburb from which they came.