Ismael+DelaRosa

Big Bertha Discussion Notes

Bandolier: a broad belt worn over the shoulder and across the front of the body, commonly holding gun cartridges Suturing: stitch up (a wound or incision) with a suture Promontory: a high point of land or rock which overlooks or projects over lowland or a body of water Sloughed: shed or remove (a layer of dead skin).

translucent: Allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through; semitransparent.

ashen:Of the pale gray color of ash.

rotunda: A round building or room, one with a dome

languor: An oppressive stillness of the air.

__Literary Luminary part 4__ __"We have to take a look. We have no choice. I dont want to. We havent eaten in days. I'm not hungry. No, you're starving. I dont want to go there Papa.__ __Q: why is the boy so hesitant to go into the house?__ __A: Because from the house before, the boy was pretty much scared to ever go into any house.__ __"But they didnt get to use it. No. They didnt. They died, Yes. Is it okay for us to take it? Yes. It is. They would want us to. Just like we would want them to.__ __Q What does this show about what the man is teaching the boy about people in the world?__ __The man is just trying to find an excuse to make the boy eat and he does not want to be straight forward.__ There are good and bad people in the world and the man wants the boy to be a good person.


 * 1) Discussion Director:
 * 2) 1. What do you think of the character so far?
 * 3) The man is very bold and wants to survive for his son.
 * 4) How are the dreams of both man and son significant to the story
 * 5) Is there a reason to way the man is so blunt with his son?
 * 6) Describe the dreams.
 * 7) The wedding with his wife, the memory of his childhood