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42 Cards in this Set
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author(dead man's)
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Chinua Achebe
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setting(dead mans)
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January 1949, Naume central school
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characters(dead mans)
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Michael Obi, nancy Obi, village priest
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POV(dead mans)
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author 3rd person
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Symbols(dead mans)
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Path, village priest-old ways religion
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themes(dead mans)
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people's beliefs are not easily changed/ growing up provides some difficult lessons/ big changes take time
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author(tell tale)
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edgar allen poe
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setting( tell tale)
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old mans house
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character( tell tale)
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the old man, the narrator, 3 officers
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POV(tell tale)
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first person
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symbols( tell tale)
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eye the heartbea, a watch
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themes(tell tale)
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guilt will haunt you/ be aware of poeple with obsessions
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author( a rose)
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William Faulkner
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setting(a rose)
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Jefferson, small town, south mississippi 1894
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characters(a rose)
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Miss Emily, Negro man, Sherriff, Homer
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POV( a rose)
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narrator first person...minor character
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symbols( a rose)
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arsenic-homer-house-
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themes( a rose)
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living in the past can cause mental instability
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Author(gift magi)
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O. henry
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setting(gift magi)
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new york, apartment christmas
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characters (gift magi)
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della james(jim) madama safrante
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POV (gift magi)
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narrator 3rd person
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symbols (gift magi)
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her hair, the watch
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themes (gift magi)
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love is the most important thing
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author (mango street)
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sandra cisneros
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setting (mango street)
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mango street, house, mid 1980's
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characters (mango street)
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mama, papa carlos kiki nanny narrator, nun
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POV (mango street)
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first person narrator
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symbols (mango street)
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dream house, mango street house, nun
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themes (mango street)
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where a person lives can change how they think of themselves
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Author (everyday use)
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Alice Walker
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setting (everyday use)
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in the country 70's the new hosue
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characters (everyday use)
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mama maggie dee(wagnero) hakim a barber
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POV (everyday use)
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first person narrator
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symbols (everyday use)
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the quilt
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themes (everyday use)
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not everyone see's heritage in the same way
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author (wallpaper)
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charlotte perkins gilman
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setting (wallpaper)
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the house late 1800's upstairs
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characters (wallpaper)
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john jennie narrator (jane) mary baby
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POV (wallpaper)
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first person narrator
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symbols (wallpaper)
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wallpaper her writing barred windows
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themes (wallpaper)
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the opressino of women
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