Hiroshima Character Graphic Organizer Print | Save

Fill in your observations as you read.

Character Graphic Organizer
CharactersWhat
factual details do you notice about the character? (Occupation, Attitude, Description, etc)What obstacles does the character face? Physical, Mental, and EmotionalExplain how this obstacle is or is not a human rights issue. How does the character respond to each obstacle and what is the effect of that response?Include a quotation with the page that shows the obstacle. How does the time period affect the character's approach to the obstacle?How does this character interact with others?
Miss Sasaki

Dr. Fujii

Mrs. Nakamura

Father Kleinsorge

Dr. Sasaki

Mr. Tanimoto

Historical questions to ask yourself while you are reading:

Read the following excerpt from string by alice childress: maydelle. oh, look at you. if you had a nice suit perhapsnone of this would have happened. joe. l. v. got a nice suit, he got maybe forty nice suits andhe live in a pretty white house with a lawn in the front of it... but he cheatswhich statement best explains how the author uses symbolism in thisexcerpt? a. joe stands for the general turmoil that followed the years after thecivil rights act of 1964, which included riots and assassinations. b. with his combination of nice clothes and immoral behavior, l. v. represents the price some african americans paid in order toescape poverty. c. by describing l v.'s clothes in the same breath as his evilbehavior, joe points out that l. v. is only good on the outside, noton the insideod. the tension between joe and l. v. culminates in a physicalaltercation that is only broken up when the women in the playintervene.

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

Do you think that the american culture has defined what “normal” is and so our perception of chris mccandless is skewed based on that?