Discussion Questions (adapted from TeacherVision)
Chapter 3:
1. How do the towns alongside the train tracks on the way to Gopher Prairie frustrate Carol? How does she talk herself out of this frustration?
Chapter 4:
1. Note Sinclair Lewis's use of internal monologue in the beginning of this chapter. What purpose does it serve? How does it help define Carol's character? Her struggles?
2. Why does Carol think she can slip through the streets unnoticed in Gopher Prairie? How do the grocer's comments reflect the personality of the town?
Vocabulary
Chapter 3:
1. stolid (37): immovable; unchanging
2. lugubrious (45): depressing; gloomy
Chapter 4:
1. passementeried (58): edged in fancy trim
2. troglodyte (63): a rude beast
3. flivver (66): slang: small, cheap, usually old automobile
I need to go to the library but I'm planning on reading this book! I like the vocabulary part of the posts. I promise to comment soon!! Keep writing. I know there are others reading this blog.
ReplyDeleteWhat I found interesting about the chapter where Carol surveyed Gopher Prairie was the contrast between her perspective and the perspective of Bea, who arrived in town the same day she did. Carol is accustomed to being "invisible"--part of a greater whole as experienced in cities. The grocer, typical of small town folk, already knew something about her. Not only that, he passed judgement on her--thinking she might be "above" shopping in his store. Carol saw a backwater town. Bea saw a great metropolis.
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