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-He's the narrarator of the story
-He has pleurisy and had to have his diaphragm strapped with adhesive tape.
-He's a soldier in the Army for the war.
-He was Buddy Black on "Its a Wise Child" |
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| How did the poeple in Buddy's family give each other messages? |
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| -They would write on the mirrors of the bathrooms with soap. |
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| What was the radio show called that Buddy and his siblings were on and what is it about? |
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-"It's a Wise Child"
-The show is a quiz program about how kids think: they ask kids questions and they have a discussion about what they think. |
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-He's Buddy's older brother
-He's the groom that misses the wedding
-He's a little wacky (touching)
-Commit suicide 13 years after getting married while on a vacation in Florida with his wife. |
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-She's Buddy and Seymour's older sister
-She's using their apartment temperarily.
-She was the one to send Buddy a letter (while he was getting strapped with adhesive tape) to tell him (and inform him about) Seymour's wedding. |
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She's Muriel's aunt.
She was the one to talk to Buddy right before the wedding (or not) began.
She mistakes Buddy for Dickie Briganza. |
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She's a famous actress in the present.
She used to be on "It's a Wise Child" with Buddy and Seymour
She used to step on Seymour's feet
They used to live in the same building (in the past) |
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What does Seymour say should happen if he goes to see a phychoanalyst?
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He says that there should be a dermatologist there.
He says that he gets marks on his hand when he touches certain things, depending on their shape, size, or texture. |
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The Matron-of-Honor
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-Real name: Edie Burwick
-Very opinionated woman
-Wife of the Leutenant
-The drama queen |
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-Real name: Bob Burwick
-Husband to the Matron-of-Honor
-The "woman" of the relationship |
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-Pearl's mother.
-used-to-be Roger Chillingworth's wife (but didn't want to be)
-Has the scarlet letter "A" on her chest because she commited adultery by having sex with a man while she was already married.
-ostracized in the town
-loved Dimmesdale |
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-Hester and Dimmesdale's daughter
-Created out of sin (therefore, she's wacky, like her "elf-child" self)
-Very bright
-Different than all the other kids (doesn't have any friends)
-Lonely (she only has her mother to talk to)
-Makes a certain special look when she wanted something or something was bothering her, or if she was thinking intently about something (83)
-Right before Dimmesdale dies, Pearl kisses him and "a spell was broken" (234) |
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-Hester's used-to-be husband
-Captured by Indians for a year and a half
-Studied alchemy (he's like a doctor)
-Doesn't want anyone to know that he's Hester's husband
-Seeks revenge against Pearl's father
-Gets his revenge by "taking care" of Dimmesdale
-He becomes a evil man with a dark cast upon him (101) as the book goes on.
-He changed when Dimmesdale died ("wasn't there")(238)
-Died within a year after Dimmesdale
-In his last will and testament, he gave a considerable amount of property (in Boston and England) to Pearl. |
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-Priest
-He's the man who commited adultery with Hester
-He's Pearl's father
-He saves Pearl from being taken away from Hester
-He becomes sick and Roger Chillingworth takes care of him.
-He is going through pain (w/ Chillingworth)
-Having visions and dreams of things occuring (131)
-He has the scarlet letter etched into his skin over his heart.
-He dies on the scaffolding right after he admits to his sin |
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-Stands for "adultery"
-Later, the people of the town say that the letter stands for "able" because that is how they view Hester
-Hester must always wear one on her chest
-Its the first thing Pearl notices on Hester
-Dimmesdale etched one into his skin above his heart.
-Pearl made one out of green weeds that were on a tombstone.
-It's evil and it makes Hester suffer (when she takes it off, she is happy and womanly, unlike she was with it on)(186)
-Even though it represents something bad, Hester makes it look beautiful (28)(47) |
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-At the Governor's house, Hester looks at a breastplate on a suit of honor, and sees her reflection. The letter is the most exaggerated thing on her body when she looks.(95)
-Pearl looks at a reflection of herself in a puddle of water, and starts to play with it, because she thinks its her friend (152) |
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-Pearl says she wants the sun, but Hester says she has none to give her.(93)
-Pearl tries to grab the sun, but the sun suddently moves away from her.(168)
-Hester gets surrounded by sunlight when she throws the letter off ( 186)
-Sunshine=happiness, goodness, purity
-Darkenss=sadness, sin |
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-Hester and Pearl live right outside the town
-Chillingworth stands at the very end of the scaffolding @ the end of the book.
-It represents the way things being close, but not quite there. |
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What does the shipmaster do when he sees Pearl?
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-He tries to give her a kiss but she doesn't let him.
-He then takes the gold chain off his had and throws it to Pearl, who puts it around her waist. |
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Why did Hester and Pearl go to the Governor's house?
When Hester was loosing her argument, who did she turn to? What did she say?
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-Hester heard that Pearl might be taken away from her and given to someone else.
-When the Governor confirmed this, he started with his reasoning (Pearl couldn't say where she comes from) Hester begs to Dimmesdale to let her keep Pearl. She says that Pearl is the only thing she has to live for. |
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-Getting married in April
-Her voice stands out against all the rest in her choir (she's like the leader because her voice is so good)
-Around 13 years old (19 when she get married)
-Straight, ash-blonde hair, earlobe length, blase eyes.
-Prejudiced against Americans.
-Very outspoken
-She takes care of her little brother
-Likes to read things that are squalor
-She sends X her deceased father's watch. |
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-Supposedly brilliant
-Misses his father
-Asks X a riddle, and he doesn't know the answer. He asks the same one a few seconds later and X answers it right. Charles got very angry and hurt at this.
-Charles decides to give X a kiss before he goes (he comes back after leaving and gives him the kiss) |
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-The mother passed away
-The father was slain in North Africa
-Charles looks like mother but acts like father.
-Esme looks like father but acts like mother.
-Father gave Esme his watch.
-Mother was passionate and an extrovert
-Father was an introvert, very handsome, and he had penetrating eyes, and he was an archivist with an extremely broad vocabulary |
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-The Narrarator of the story
-Married and misses his wife @ war.
-Very lonely while he's away at the training camp.
-He's bitter to some of the other people on the floor (esp. Clay)
-Shakes alot when he smokes and lost alot of weight |
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-AKA Corporal Z
-He and X were jeep partners and such
-X is cool around him
-He told his girlfriend about everything that was going on in the war and what he was doing there with X
-Very annoying sometimes.
-Doesn't really understand sarcasm |
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Leutenant Jimmy Cross
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-He carried: a pebble, pictures of Martha, latters from Martha, compass, maps, codebooks, 2.9lb pistol, the responsibility of the men and their lives.
-He loved Martha too much.
-He takes repsonsibility for his actions
-He made the troops dig in shit for Kiowa's body
-He wrote to Kiowa's father of his death.
-He was fair to everyone.
-Ashamed at his actions
-Very superstitions. |
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-He carried: scrabler radio, vietnamese dictionary, many emotions
-The narrarator and author of the story
-Not a reliable author
-He didn't approve of the war.He only lived of the war through story-telling
-Shot twice
-Ran away from the war and then came back
-He hated Bobby Jorgenson, He loved Kiowa
-He loved Linda
-He was loyal, he was a team player |
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-He carried: A thumb given to him by Sanders, his diary
-He hung himself 4 years after the war
-He found Kiowa's body
-He stands up for Leut. Cross.
-He's gentle and vulnerable
-He strived to be the best and he wanted his father's approval. |
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-He carried: girlfriend's pantyhose, extra food, 10-15 pounds of extra amo, black fog insectide.
-Excused from tunnel duty because he was too big
-Wanted a moral to death
-He makes the others be nice to the little girl
-He was never wounded, and he thought it was because his girlfriends pantyhose were good luck.
-He got along with the monks now.
-He's the gentle giant. |
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-He carried:condoms, yoyo, 26 lb gun, brass knuckles, tiger fatigues
-He tells the story about the 6 men who heard weird noises
-RTO
-Gave Bowker the thumb
-Refused to hurt Jorgenson
-He sent lice to the government
-He says to stay away from drugs
-He blames things on people
-He thinks payback is wrong
-He's somewhat fatherly |
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-He carried: a sling shot, tanning lotion
-The first on we see on tunnel duty
-Gets beaten up by Jensen,
-He died on the way to the hospital (he stepped on something)
-Joker
-He can be trusted (sometimes...)
-Made a pact w/ Jensen that if either ar injured, they'll kill the other. They didn't follow through with it. |
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-He carried: illustrated new testament, grandfather's old hunting hatchet, moccasins, distress for all white men
-Tells about Ted Lavendar
-Tries to make O'Brien feel better.
-He didn't like silence
-Helps others when in need
-He dies from drowning in the shit.
-A devout baptist
-Made people feel better about war
-A friend to everyone
-Cared about others
-Cared about by the others
-Enjoyed being alive
-Superstitious and spiritual
-Culturally tolerant. |
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-He carried: night sight vitamins, 3 pairs of socks, foot powder,earplugs,rabbits foot, empty sandbags, a toothbrush
-Had a fistfight w/ Strunk over a missing jack-knife.He went crazy over it and ended up breaking his own nose.
-Made pact with Strunk that it one was injured, the other would kill him.
-He didn't kill Strunk when he became injured.
-He was big, nice, and he felt guily when he hurt someone |
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-He carried: brandy, M&M's, comic books, surgical tape, pills (for injuries)
-He saved O'Brien's life after he was shot the first time.
-He cried after Curt Lemon died. He wrote to his sister and got angry when she didn't write back
-He risked his own life as the medic to save others
-states the obvious
-he shot a baby buffalo
-He shot off his own toe
-Tells the story of the Song Tra Bong
-He's the medic
-He's super-trustworthy, he trusts others with everything, He was respected, smart and courageous. |
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-He carried: a starlght scope, tranquilizers, and premium dope
-He blamed things on others
-He was shot in the head after peeing
-He tried very hard to stay alive
-He said that dope was essential
-He was scared and he seriously didn't want to die. |
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