I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Chapters 15-22

Allusions

Directions: Select 3 writers or works from the following list: These are all mentioned up to the end of Chapter 15. Write a mini-paragraph on each writer or work you choose. Include significant information about each. You may attach a separate sheet of paper with your information. *Please focus at least two of your responses on the items that have asterisks.

  1. William Shakespeare
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  1. W.E.B. Du Bois*

  1. Rudyard Kipling*
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  1. A Tale of Two Cities*

  1. Edgar Allen Poe
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  1. Beowulf*

  1. Paul Lawrence Dunbar*
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  1. Oliver Twist*

  1. Langston Hughes*
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  1. James Weldon Johnson*

Cultural Allusions

Directions: You will interview each other in class. Record your answers.

  1. What characters from literature do you think are easily recognized by a majority of people? Explain your answer. Both You and Your Partner
  1. What characters from television do you think are easily recognized by a majority of people? Explain your answer. Both you and your partner.
  1. What characters from movies do you think are easily recognized by a majority of people? Explain your answer. Both you and your partner.

Diary Entry

Directions: Imagine that you are Marguerite and that you have just read the opening words of A Tale of Two Cities. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” Write a diary entry that would explain how and why you relate to these words. But before you begin writing, consider to whom you are writing and what your general attitude is as your write.The quality of how you do this particular exercise could earn you some extra credit points in the writing category of this class.

Dear Diary:

Universal Symbols

Directions: Write the generally accepted meaning for the following symbols

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Symbol / Meaning
Dove
Star of David
Cross
Heart
Water
Country’s Flag
Darkness
Light
Ring
Anchor
Directions: Now look at the symbolism in the novel
Caged bird
Marguerite’s lavender dress
The Store
Joe Lewis Fight
Books
  1. Describe Mrs. Bertha Flowers' influence on Marguerite.
  1. Why did Momma beat Marguerite and Bailey?
  1. How did Marguerite feel about Mrs. Cullinan's shortening her name to Mary?
  1. How did Marguerite get out of working for Mrs. Cullinan?
  1. Why had Bailey stayed out so late when he went to the movies?
  1. What is the author's theory about peoples' belief in divine intervention?
  1. What "revolutionary action" took place at the revival?
  1. What was the effect of the Black fighter, Joe Louis' victory over his white opponent?
  1. How did Marguerite become friends with Louise Kendricks?
  1. Why was the friendship with Louise so important to Marguerite
  1. Describe Bailey's relationship with Joyce.