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.