ENGL 315 – Books Characters/Summary – Flashcards

-Narrator: Arnold Spirit (Reardan) / Junior (Reservation) -Rowdy: reservation best friend; tough/defends Jr on res. but father abusive -Mary: sister -Gordy: Reardan friend; nerdy -Penelope: Reardan; Arnold's crush; anorexic -Roger: Reardan; basketball player -Eugene: father's friend -Mr. P: reservation teacher - encourages Junior to leave -Oscar: Jr's dog; Jr's dad shot b/c they couldn't afford vet

Junior = hydrocephalic (born w/water on his brain) Jr throws geometry book at Mr. P. > Mr. P. tells Arnold to leave the res > Jr transfers to Reardan, isolated by res. kids > meets Penelope > Arnold (Jr) friends with Gordy (school genius) > Arnold and Pen. go to dance together, begin dating > Arnold joins basketball team > plays against res team > Rowdy knocks Arnold unconscious > re-match: Reardan wins // grandmother hit by drunk driver > Eugene shot in face at 7-11 > Mary dies in trailer fire // Rowdy and Jr (Arnold) play one-on-one bball > reconcile // Arnold/Jr feels MULTI-TRIBAL

*Drunkenness: father drunk - spends $ even though Spirits in poverty; grandmother, Eugene, Mary - alcohol-related incidents > led to their deaths *Basketball *Lists: how Arnold/Jr copes with his losses *Identity: "multi-tribal"/nomad (resolves at end) - Arnold/Jr between res and Reardan; doesn't entirely fit in at either

-Narrator: Melinda -Merryweather: HS -"Plain Janes": Melinda's former friend group (from MS) -Rachel: Melinda's childhood best friend; struggles with identity/what group to fit in with -Heather: new student; very driven -Mr. Freeman: art teacher -Andy: Melinda's rapist; wealthy, good-looking, charming -David Petrakis: brainiac; friendly to Melinda; she admires his ability to speak up -Ivy: part of Melinda's friend group before HS; eventually becomes more friendly with Melinda; in M's art class -Nicole: part of Melinda's friend group before HS; very athletic - her lacrosse team rescues Melinda from Andy at the end -The Marthas: popular/IT crowd Heather wants to join -Mr. Neck: social studies teacher; abuses his power

First Marking Period: isolated from all other students > introduction to teachers; David Petrakis = bio lab partner > connects with Heather (neither have a group) > finds janitor's closet >revealed at Pep Rally: she called cops to Kyle Rodgers party in the summer > parents upset with Melinda's grades > Heather joins the Marthas > sees "IT" Second Marking Period: Maya Angelou poster in closet over mirror > silent, won't tell secret > Mr. Neck: son can't get job b/c of immigrants > David Petrakis stands up to Mr. Neck > Thanksgiving dinner ruined (mom had to work, dad burns it) > Melinda takes turkey bones to art class - arranged on a block of wood > David Petrakis might sue Mr. Neck - David = Melinda's "hero" > Christmas > Melinda does well in PE basketball > flashbacks/snippets of memories; ruins with IT/Andy Evans Third Marking Period: skips school > struggling to make good tree for art class > Heather ditches her > meets w/guidance counselor for skipping class > sleeps in supply closet during school > remembers her rape - he covers her mouth when she says no, she calls the police Fourth Marking Period: Andy Evans and Rachel date > Melinda tries to warn Rachel > Social Studies: Melinda does extra credit on Suggragettes - won't read aloud - David tells her she should speak up > gets sick, stays home, realizes she was raped > wrote on bathroom wall - stay away from Andy > Rachel and Andy go to prom together > Melinda won't help Heather with prom > Mel talks to Rachel in study hall - Rach does not believe Mel was raped by Andy > Rachel breaks up with Andy after prom > Mel cleans out closet > Andy corners her > she screams, breaks mirror with turkey bone sculpture to defend himself > lacrosse team comes to help > Mel finishes tree, everyone knows about Andy, Melinda tells Mr. Freeman about Andy

*Mouth: used to speak; Melinda bites her lips - scabbed, once needs stitches *Art *Tree *Identity: Heather; Rachel; school mascot

-Narrator: Charlie -Sam: stepsister of Patrick; Charlie's crush -Patrick: first reaches out to Charlie; Sam's stepbrother; secretly dating football player, Brad -Mary Elizabeth: asks Charlie to Sadie Hawkins dance; connected with world; takes charge of her and Charlie's relationship -Bill: Charlie's English teacher; gives him extra assignments -Aunt Helen: adored by Charlie; died in a car crash while buying him a birthday gift; molested Charlie as a child -Parents: good team -Brother: plays football on scholarship; tries to help family as a peacekeeper -Grandfather: supports family financially; abusive to his children -Craig: Sam's boyfriend; eventually cheats on her

Charlie's friend Michael commits suicide; Charlie starting HS > begins writing letters to a stranger to cope with his anxiety > meets Patrick and Sam > becomes part of their misfit crowd > Sam reveals she sexually abused as child - kisses Charlie - his first kiss from someone who loves him //English teacher, Bill, assigns Charlie extra work for personal enrichment //Charlie's sister hit by her bf > she continues dating her bf > Charlie helps her get an abortion > sister breaks up with her bf > she and Charlie grow closer // Charlie begins experimenting with drugs/alcohol/tobacco at misfit's parties > kisses Sam instead of Mary Elizabeth > shunned by friends > Brad's abusive father discovers Brad and Patrick's relationship > Patrick attacked by Brad's football player friends > Charlie breaks up the fight > accepted by misfits again > Patrick kisses Charlie, then apologizes > Patrick moves on from Brad > Charlie tells Sam he likes her > they begin to have sex > Charlie has flashback about being molested by his Aunt Helen as a child > Charlie becomes catatonic > goes to mental hospital > visited by Sam and Patrick > go through tunnel, Charlie feels "infinite" > Charlie stops writing letters, wants to participate more in life

*Passivity *Letters/Literature/Writing *Suppression/Speaking

-Narrator: Jerry; mother recently passed -Archie: comes up with Vigil assignments; bully to students and teachers; hates athletes -Brother Leon: Trinity headmaster; villainous -Emile Janza: physically violent - beats people up; helps Archie with some assignments -The Goober: Jerry's friend; good runner; feels guilty about his assignment - destroyed Brother Eugene -Ellen: Jerry's crush; Jerry is turned off after she calls him a pervert and says crap -David Caroni: blackmailed by Brother Leon -John Carter: president of Vigils; football player, boxer; okay with using force to get respect -Brian Cochran: recruited by Brother Leon as accountant for chocolate sale -Brother Jacques: stands against Leon a few times; turns off lights - stops raffle at end -Obie: Vigils's secretary/Archie's Personal Assistant; admires and resents Archie

Jerry: freshmen at Trinity, wants to be QB - Goober tells him to show no fear > Brother Leon has order twice as many chocolates be sold this year > Archie reluctantly agrees to help him > Goober given Vigil assignment: loosen all screws in furniture in Brother Eugene's classroom - Vigils come in and help him > furniture falls apart > Br. Eugene has meltdown > Jerry given Vigil assignment: refuse to sell chocolate > Archie blackmailing Emile, Emile wants to be a Vigil > Jerry refuses to sell chocolate even after Vigil assignment ends > Leon tells Archie to make Jerry sell the chocolates > Vigils terrorize Jerry: football team bullies/attacks him, prank calls of giggling then hanging up, trash Jerry's locker > Vigils make chocolate selling cool > Emile Janza + others attack Jerry > all chocolates sold except for Jerry's > Archie organizes raffle: Carter draws a ticket, reads if Emile hits Jerry or vice versa and how > fights becomes uncontrolled > students scream for Jerry's death > Brother Jacques turns off field lights, students scatter > Leon defends archie against Jacques > ambulance called for Jerry who is being helped by Goober > Jerry: don't defy authority b/c it's too dangerous

*Defy the universe? *Authority/its abuse/Corruptness *Threats/Manipulation *Power *Choices

-Narrator: Miles/Pudge; the Great Perhaps; memorizes last words -Alaska: mysterious; Pudge's crush; "the labyrinth"; mother has died - very dark/macabre -Chip/The Colonel: gives self nickname; a leader; dad abusive, kicked out by his mom; he and mom now poor but love each other - resents wealth of "weekday warriors"; memorizes capitals/countries -Takumi: minor friend; conscience for Miles/Pudge; good at discovering and keeping secrets -Lara: likes Miles - neither really talks; initiates much of physical/sexual contact -The Eagle: teacher; enforcer but also cares about the students -Marya: Alaska's ex-roommate; caught with boyfriend and kicked out - drug use, alcohol us, and sexual activity; ratted out by Alaska -Dr. Hyde/The Old Man: Miles's favorite teacher, religions class; wise, old man character; "Most important ? people must answer?" -Sara: The Colonel's girlfriend

Miles tired of the predictable, wants to search for "Great Perhaps" > decides to attend Culver Creek boarding school (in Alabama, dad's alma mater) as a jr > roommate = The Colonel; nicknames Miles, Pudge > Miles hazed by Weekday Warriors > triple date with Miles/Lara, Alaska/bf (Jake, college), The Colonel/Sara > Miles, The Colonel, Takumi, Alaska, Lara play prank > Alaska's mom died of aneurysm in front of her when she was 8 > The Colonel and Alaska drinking to celebrate the prank > Alaska's bf calls and reminds her of their 8-month anniversary > she leaves campus > Miles and Colonel distract the Eagle, set off fireworks on his porch // Announcement for students: Alaska died in a car accident > Colonel and Miles try to figure out what happened to Alaska > feel culpable for her death, ignore Takumi and Lara > Takumi, Lara, Miles and the Colonel plan epic prank in honor of Alaska: class speaker = stripper, Miles's dad lies for them > Miles and Colonel come to grips with Alaska's death, resume their studies, Old Man: final exam essay about escaping the labyrinth of suffering

*Friendship *Guilt/Responsibility/Culpability *Lies *Home *Mortality/Last words/Grief *The Labyrinth *Existence *Rules/Order *Pranks

-Narrator: Billie Jo (14) -Dad: farmer -Mom: homemaker -Arley: invites BJ to play with band; teaches music lessons -Vera: Arley's wife -Louise: stepmother -Miss Freeland: BJ's teacher; empathetic after Mom's death

(Oklahoma) Dad wanted a boy but got Billie Jo, Mom pregnant again > Ma taught Billie Jo to play piano, BJ gets invited to travel with a band and play, Ma says no > Ma pours kerosene on stove instead of water - fire - Ma runs to get Daddy - BJ throws flaming bucket out - lands on Ma - smothers fire, burns hands > Ma gives birth shortly later, baby named Franklin (Roosevelt) > Ma and baby die > Daddy digs hole for irrigation pond (Ma had suggested), takes night classes > difficult to play piano bc BJ's hands still burned, no as joyful as it used to be > runs away, hitches ride west - meets man who left his family - decides to go back to Oklahoma > Daddy picks her up, doctor removes skin spots (to stop the cancer) > his night school teacher, Louise come home > Louise very understanding of the situation > Daddy proposes on Thanksgiving > Louise gives him a mule as engagement gift, Daddy wants to diversify crops and try new farming techniques > BJ heals, loves music and playing piano again

*poverty *Dust Bowl/drought/survival *success *home *family *guilt/blame/suffering

-Narrator: Maggie -Lucy -Alistair -Father: sheriff/local police -Lloyd: twin; -Zander: twin; disgruntled about being a twin/having to do everything like Lloyd -Daniel-Matt: popular, volleyball player

Maggie starting high school > Mother has left the family, father getting a hair cut > meets Lucy and Alistair > steals hand to appease ghost > Matt and cronies take it, police called > get hand back > ghost doesn't stop haunting, Lloyd and Zander resolve their issues

*haunting *mothers *siblings/brothers (esp. twin) *fitting in/conformity (Alistair/Lucy; Daniel does, v. popular though not volleyball; Matt; Dad gets haircut)

-Narrator: Bobby -Nia: girlfriend, Feather's mother -Coco: neighbor; bluegrass musician; loves grandkids; stand-in adult for Bobby -Fred: Bobby's father; owns restaurant; loves food; nurturing, emotional -Mary: Bobby's mother; financial support, little emotional support -J.L.: Bobby's friend -K-Boy: Bobby's friend; "player"; asks Bobby hard ?s about being a parent -Just Frank: alcoholic neighbor; asks Bobby, "are you being a man?" -Paul: Bobby's brother; divorced, 2 kids, lives in Heaven

Bobby holding Feather > [16th bday, Nia reveals her pregnancy] > Just Frank killed protecting a girl from assault > [Bobby tells his parents] > his presence enough for Feather > [Bobby and Nia tell her parents] > Feather to pediatrician, also Bobby's doctor > [Nia shuts out Bobby at obstetrician] > Feather sick - Bobby takes her to Coco - Bobby sleeps > [Bobby tells J.L. and K-Boy - they don't know how to react] > Bobby falls asleep in class, teacher admonishes him > [Nia eats a lot when pregnant, they get some personal time] > Feather throws up on Bobby - takes Feather to Coco so he won't be late - Bobby gets spray paint > [Bobby and friends pulling a prank on a teacher - Nia gets rushed to hospital - Bobby goes to Nia, feels baby for first time] > Bobby creates mural on a wall about Nia, Feather, his life - awakens from trance, being arrested, day is gone > [perfect day with Nia and friends] > Bobby's dad picks him up from station - has to face Coco and his mother > [Nia parents thinking about sending her away for rest of pregnancy] > [Nia tells Bobby she's not ready to be a mom at a party] > Paul visits with his two kids - Bobby and Paul take a walk - Paul describes Heaven, Ohio where he lives > [Bobby and Nia consider adoption] > Bobby and Feather move in with his father, his Mom cries as he leaves > [decide to put baby up for adoption - their parents happy, they're sad] > Bobby and friends go to see Nia in nursing home > {Nia's POV: dream of being a balloonist, thinks she's dying} > [Bobby goes to hospital after Nia rushed there - Nia has eclampsia - Nia in irreversible vegetative coma - delivery Feather - Bobby meets her, refuses to sign adoption papers] > decides to move to Heaven

*family *masculinity *fatherhood *decisions/choices *teenage pregnancy *responsibility/duty/obligations *love *sacrifice *friendship

Setting: Ingary -Sophie Hatter (main) -Martha: youngest, step-sister -Lettie: middle sister -Fanny: kind to Sophie and Lettie, stepmother; owns hat shop -Wizard Howl: supposedly eats girls' hearts and steals their souls -Market Chipping = town -Calcifer: fire in Howl's castle -Michael: Howl's apprentice -Megan: Howl's sister -Neil: Howl's nephew -Miss Angorian: Neil's teacher

(fairytale rules) Sophie and Lettie, father remarries Fanny > Fanny has Martha > father passes > Fanny finds apprenticeships for them: Martha - witch (youngest so has adventures, goes off and makes a fortune) / Lettie - bakery (Cesari's pastry shop) / Sophie - family hat shop, making hats > she induces magic into the hats by talking to them > Lettie and Martha have switched places > The Witch of the Waste visits and turns her into an old woman > Sophie goes to Howl's castle > meets Michael, Calcifer > Sophie makes deal w/ Calcifer - she breaks his and Howl's contract, he'll break hers and the queen's (contracts cannot be said aloud) > Sophie announces self as Howl's cleaning lady > Howl self-absorbed baby, leaves broken hearts, small acts of kindness as well (undercharges people for spells; took Michael as apprentice) > Michael like Martha (as "Lettie"), Howl likes Lettie (working for witch now) > scarecrow comes after them, turnip head > Michael working on spell - from Howl's home, Wales > Howl, Michael, Sophie go to Wales > spell = verse from "Song" (17th century British poet John Donne) > Miss Angorian reads them the second verse - Howl demands they return to Ingary - witch whose heart Howl broke > Sophie discovers: Calcifer was falling star, Howl saved him by giving him his heart > Howl does not want to become King of Ingary's Royal Magician (king's brother, Prince Justin taken by witch) > Howl buys hat shop - stores base of the castle - disguise business (selling flowers) from witch > Miss Angorian going to take Howl's heart so she can live - but if Sophie takes it from Calcifer she can talk life into it and save them > Sohpie has become a young woman again - Sophie and Howl fall in love

*appearance *family/birth order/step mom *fairy tales (inverted rules) *old age *freedom v confinement *identity *supernatural/magic

-Narrator: A -Justin: first body; Rhiannon's boyfriend -Rhiannon -Nathan

As Justin: don't disrupt life of the body > meets Rhiannon, go to beach/skip school > inhabits Nathan later, he thinks A is a demon

*struggles (drug addiction, drunk driving, obesity, loss of family members) *sexuality *gender *identity

-Narrator: Leo -Stargirl -Archie: mentor-figre -Mica High School -Hillari: Popular girl -Dori Dilson -Kevin: Leo's best friend -Cinnamon: Stargirl's pet rat -Wayne: Hillari's boyfriend; popular but nothing notable

Leo starting 11th grade > Stargirl transfers in > joins cheerleading squad, becomes popular > cheerleading becomes her downfall (cheers for both teams) > Leo tell Stargirl she needs to change - she becomes SUSAN > students still don't accept her > becomes Stargirl again > leads everyone in bunny hop at aschool dance > Stargirl disappears afterward > lasting impression on Mica students

*adults/mentors *kindness *difference *names/identity *friendships/love *wanting to fit in

-Lady Julia (first half): good at interpreting => JULIA (Verity) -Maddie: her best friend, pilot (Kitty Hawk) -Captain von Linden -Engel

"Verity" captured by Nazis during war > records everything in journal > confesses everything she knows about the war effort (after being tortured) > 2 weeks to write her confession - then executed or to concentration camp > Julie successful with interrogation (finding double agents), languages - promote her as a spy > Julie believes Maddie has died (pics of destroyed plane) // Maddie's POV > records everything in journal > kills Verity > Julie supposed to be transferred to concentration camp > Maddie and Resistance soldiers intercept her - Maddie kills Julie (at Julie's request) > Maddie learns that Julie didn't give away anything (gave lies to von Linden)

*truth *deception *friendship *sacrifice *women *historical novel