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Characters and emerging motifs. East of Eden Part 1. Stuff you should know. Six methods of characterization You should six headings for taking notes today Label your notes “Methods of Characterization” When you are ready raise your hand. Characterization. 1. Physical appearance. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Characters and emerging motifsEast of Eden Part 1
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Stuff you should know Six methods of characterization You should six headings for taking notes today Label your notes “Methods of
Characterization” When you are ready raise your hand
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Characterization 1. Physical appearance
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Characterization 2. Character’s actions
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Characterization 3. Character’s own words
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Characterization4. What others say about the character
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Characterization 5. Character’s innermost thoughts and dreams
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Characterization 6. What the author tells us about personal
history or background (exposition)
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Written Response1. Look over your notes – list the ways that in
“real life” situations we learn about people
2. Which methods are impossible to know about “real life” people?
3. How is knowing this helpful for understanding characterization in literature?
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East of Eden CharactersThe Hamiltons from Ireland
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Now let’s look at the families The book is primarily about two families One from the East One from the West
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Notes on the families In your notes or on lined paper make t-graph
On the left side write EAST and on the right side write WEST
You will have many more characters listed on the West sided
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Characters
East - Trasks West - Hamiltons
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The Trasks of Connecticut Cyrus Trask Mrs. Trask
Adam Trask
Alice Trask Charles Trask
Adam is older than Charles Adam and Charles are half brothers.
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West-Hamiltons
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Hamiltons from Ireland Liza Hamilton Samuel Hamilton
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Hamilton Children1. Lizzie2. George3. Tom4. Dessie5. Euna (Una)6. Olive (author’s mother)
7. Mollie8. Will9. Joseph
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Steinbecks Olive
Esther Elizabeth John Mary
Ernest Steinbeck
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What about motifWatch the following to see if any evolve to a symbol
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SmilesWhat do different smiles and different characters
indicate?
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Gift-giving
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Snake
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The color red
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The oak trees
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Tension of opposites Good and evil
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East and West
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The mountains
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Now you know Look for these things as you continue to read
the novel.