Geraldine Moore the Poet Chart
Themes
Just because times are hard, doesn't mean something good can't happen. Never assume you know who people are, you don't always know what goes on in people's lives. Some people do not understand how hard life is for others
Setting
Big city, urban/poor part of town, lunch time, public high school
Rising action
Find herself homeless with her furniture on the street
External conflicts in story
Human versus society (the poverty, hunger, and eviction)the dog - eating up her life and wounding her badly Geraldine vs. teacher
Climax
Geraldine lets everything out in English class and writes a poem without realizing it
Resolution
Geraldine receives a positive reaction from the class on her poem. Mrs. Scott cries
Character traits evidence of those traits
Poor- using rubber bands to hold up her socks, evicted, lives with her sister, doesn't have enough food. Brave or bold-goes to school, does not lose hope, tries to make the best of a bad situation, says she can't write a poem independent - she earns money, stays home alone she is both optimistic and pessimistic at times
Falling action
The teacher praises poem and write it on the board
From what POV is the story told?
Third person limited omniscient
Exposition
Walking home from school for lunch
Internal conflicts in story
human versus self (Geraldine struggles to stay herself and not give up hope)