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literary analysisliterary analysis

First Let’s Review First Let’s Review Some VocabularySome Vocabulary

External and InternalExternal and Internal Concrete and AbstractConcrete and Abstract Literal and FigurativeLiteral and Figurative Tangible and IntangibleTangible and Intangible

Starting From HOMEStarting From HOME

Every single story you’ve ever read is one Every single story you’ve ever read is one story: story: aa quest. quest.

A A questquest is a journey or adventure in is a journey or adventure in search of someone or something. (a goal)search of someone or something. (a goal)

The protagonist, the main character, is The protagonist, the main character, is the hero or heroine in search of the hero or heroine in search of something or someone.something or someone.

Therefore…all stories have the same Therefore…all stories have the same pattern or structure.pattern or structure.

It All Begins at HOMEIt All Begins at HOME

What is What is homehome to you? to you? What does it look like? What does it look like? What are its What are its externalexternal

characteristics?characteristics? What are its What are its tangibletangible, , concrete concrete

characteristics?characteristics?

The External HomeThe External Home

House House ApartmentApartment ShelterShelter Cardboard boxCardboard box Mobile HomeMobile Home TeepeeTeepee CarCar IglooIgloo

It All Begins at HomeIt All Begins at Home

What qualities do ALL homes have in What qualities do ALL homes have in common?common?

Think about some Think about some intangibleintangible, , abstractabstract characteristics. characteristics.

What What internalinternal characteristics does characteristics does your Home have?your Home have?

The Internal HomeThe Internal Home

Your internal home comes with Your internal home comes with you wherever you go!you wherever you go!

Explain why you think that is.Explain why you think that is.

The Internal HomeThe Internal Home

KnownKnown LovedLoved SafeSafe BelongBelong

Abel’s Internal and Abel’s Internal and External HomeExternal Home

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Crossing The ThresholdCrossing The Threshold

When the When the protagonist protagonist crosses crosses over from home.over from home.

You are crossing over into You are crossing over into your adventure.your adventure.

You choose to go over the You choose to go over the thresholdthreshold or you are ‘thrown’ or you are ‘thrown’ into it.into it.

Abel crosses over his Abel crosses over his threshold into the threshold into the

unknown.unknown.

The AdventureThe Adventure

When you cross your When you cross your thresholdthreshold (leave home), you begin your (leave home), you begin your adventureadventure..

The adventure is:The adventure is: UnknownUnknown UnpredictableUnpredictable UncontrolledUncontrolled Has no orderHas no order

The AdventureThe Adventure

On your adventure you are:On your adventure you are:Not safeNot safeNot protectedNot protectedNot lovedNot lovedNot knownNot known

The AdventureThe Adventure

In the adventure, the main In the adventure, the main character has his/her own character has his/her own experience.experience.

Through this experience, Through this experience, he/she grows and acquires he/she grows and acquires knowledge.knowledge.

The AdventureThe Adventure

When you begin your adventure, you must When you begin your adventure, you must go without a parent or guardian, or it is not go without a parent or guardian, or it is not your own adventure.your own adventure.

You can be accompanied by Guides, Friends You can be accompanied by Guides, Friends and Peers (equals) because you, alone, are and Peers (equals) because you, alone, are still making the choices and decisions. NO still making the choices and decisions. NO ONE is ‘taking care’ of youONE is ‘taking care’ of you!!

Your guides can be physically with you Your guides can be physically with you (external) or emotionally with you (external) or emotionally with you (internal).(internal).

Abel’s External GuideAbel’s External Guide

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Abel’s Internal GuideAbel’s Internal Guide

The ClimaxThe Climax The highest point of tension.The highest point of tension. The restatement of the protagonist’s The restatement of the protagonist’s

problem.problem. Occurs right before we find out if Occurs right before we find out if

the protagonist will succeed or fail.the protagonist will succeed or fail.

The ClimaxThe Climax

Everyone always wants to Everyone always wants to get back “home”!get back “home”!

Home - The end point!Home - The end point! After the adventure, when the main After the adventure, when the main

character has returned home, his/her character has returned home, his/her problem may NOT be solved but it is problem may NOT be solved but it is resolved. (the resolution)resolved. (the resolution)

He/she has changed internally and He/she has changed internally and externally. (Transformation)externally. (Transformation)

Changes are physical: he/she is older.Changes are physical: he/she is older. Changes are mental: he/she is wiser and Changes are mental: he/she is wiser and

gained knowledge about:gained knowledge about: Self Self OthersOthers SocietySociety

ABEL FINDS HIS WAY ABEL FINDS HIS WAY BACK HOMEBACK HOME

ABEL’S ABEL’S TRANSFORMATION TRANSFORMATION

How has Abel changed externally?How has Abel changed externally? How has Abel changed internally?How has Abel changed internally?

What he learned about society.What he learned about society. What he learned about others.What he learned about others. What he learned about himself.What he learned about himself.

Let’s Review

HomeHomeThresholdThreshold

Internal GuideInternal Guide

External GuideExternal Guide

ClimaxClimax

ResolutionResolution

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