reading midterm flashcards
man vs.man
when the man has a problem with another man in the story
man vs. society
has a problem with society that they live in such as: laws, beliefs of groups, gov, etc…
man vs. nature
puts the man against a natural force like: blizzards, predatory animal, or a contagious disease
man vs. self
can’t see external conflict of the man but is shown within his emotions
conflict
struggle between two opposing forces
external conflict
takes place outside the body, between the character and an outside force
internal conflict
takes place inside the character, struggle within the character
theme
literary works primary focus; an idea a writer expresses on a subject
inference
reaching a conclusion based on evidence from the text
explicit inference
clearly states things so there is no room for questions and confusion
implicit inference
implied or suggested but not clearly stated
A.P. entertain
to bring joy and excitement to the reader
A.P. persuade
to convince the reader about something
A.P. inform
to tell the reader about something about to happen or has happened
aphasia
language disorder
receptive aphasia
unable to understand language in written or spoken form
phineas job
foreman of a track construction gang
places phineas worked
worked in vermont as the railroad guy, in Chile as a stagecoach driver, was then a farmer in Santa Clara, Cali
Phineas lived
New England, Chile, California
Physical before and after
he was a strong person who can handle things on his own, after he became less stronger and his seizures affected him from doing certain things and he had to rely on others
mental before and after
he was a strong willed person who knew his things and was always correct when it came to comparing or finding out stuff, never let anything down, went through with everything. after he’s mind was disturbed and he couldn’t process things correctly for he spoke funny and his words weren’t all there
social before and after
he was a loving and caring person who loved to help out but also give orders and keep people in sign with their duties. after he was rude and not very appropriate around children or people anymore, still tried to be the boss and tell people things but it was bad because of his actions towards them
health was affected how
he started having seizures, headaches, constant vomiting, took many medications and that led him to have a sickled body which wasn’t very capable of doing powerful work or moving a lot
injured how
the tamping iron goes down into the socket and pops straight out in the air into phineas head
