WHAT I SAW AND HOW LIED

JUDY BLUNDELLNOVEMBER 2008

HISTORICAL FICTION

Angela R.7TH Period

SETTING It starts off in Queens, NY, then it continues

to Palm Beach, FL, and lastly it ends in Queens again. This all happens during the fall in 1947, after the war. When Evie’s family vacations to Palm Beach it adds a new beginning where Evie can re-invent herself. If it wasn’t in Palm Beach during the fall it wouldn’t be shocking to see Peter there since it’s crowded in the winter. It’s also important because if the reader uses their schema about Florida they’ll know how bad the storm was and how Evie might’ve felt.

CHARACTERSCharacter Physical

CharacteristicsAdjectives of Personality

Text Evidence /Explanation of Adjectives

Evie 1 Pretty 1 Envious 1 She envies everything about her mom.

2 Skinny 2 Self- conscious 2 She wishes to be like Bev and makes herself feel bad.

3 Light Skinned 3 Innocent 3 She doesn’t know about segregation and racism.

Peter 1 Handsome 1 Charismatic 1 He just attracts people effortlessly.

2 Blonde 2 Charming 2 He’s polite, friendly, and likable.

3 Light Skinned 3 Caring 3 He freaked out when Evie got a cut above her eyebrow.

CONFLICT The conflict is Man vs. Man. The conflict

is Evie has been lied to, a lot, by her parents. Now that she knows she must search the ends of the world for the truth and nothing but the truth.

SUMMARY OF PLOT Evie goes to Palm Beach with her family. They

stay at a hotel where they meet the Graysons and Peter. Evie falls for Peter but Joe doesn’t like it because he knows him, they were at the same base at war. One evening, after dinner, the Graysons get kicked out of the hotel for being Jews. Bev, Joe, and Peter go on a boat ride but get stuck in a hurricane, meanwhile Evie has to evacuate the hotel. They find Bev and Joe swimming but they find Peter’s body. Bev and Joe are accused of murder so they go to trial and Evie testifies on their behalf. They get found not guilty and return back to Queens.

THEME Sometimes you have to lie to

protect who you love. Text Evidence 1: “All that time it was him

and her, not him and me.” pg.222 Text Evidence 2: “ “He said it was a GI

loan.” ” pg.154 Text Evidence 3: “You don’t have to lie,

Evie? But I did, and she knew it, so maybe she was shaking her head at the whole awful stink to it.” pg.266

POINT OF VIEW

The point of view is first person, the story is narrated through Evie’s point of view. If it was a different point of view the story wouldn’t unravel like it did.

SYMBOLISM The symbolism in my book is a tube of

lipstick, Revlon’s Fatal Apple Lipstick- the most tempting color since Eve winked at Adam. It symbolizes Evie’s need to grow-up. She didn’t realize it until Mrs. Grayson talked to her. She realized that she was being treated like a child.

RECOMMENDATION This book is awesome. If you like

romance, mystery, lying, and betrayal this is the book for you. In this book Evie is lied to over and over again so she must find out if Peter’s love for her is pure and sincere. She must also find out who killed him and why. Was it Joe or Beverly or both? Or was it just an accident?