Geraldine Moore the Poet
Theme
Life experiences shape who we are(has a hard life and no longer has childlike innocence that most people her age have) *compassion and care for other people's situations are very important.
Mrs. Scott
Geraldine's English teacher *feels sad about Geraldine's hard life *thinks that Geraldine is very poetic for her strong words about her not being able to write a pretty poem
Anita
Geraldine's older sister , who is taking care of her while their mother is hospitalized *overwhelmed, frightened, dependant
Geraldine
Protagonist *main character *poor *comes to school hungry *many hardships at home and has trouble concentrating at school *despite her problems, Geraldine stays strong, outspoken, and independent
Setting
Set in a poor neighborhood, outside a tenement apartment building, at lunch time
Points of view
Third person(limited) the narrator is outside of the story, describing Geraldine's life experience.