Comments-
1. “Maybe he really did have a very rich secret life like how I suggested.”
2. “My soul seemed as foul as smoke from burning cat fur.”
3. “I think you’ll find, said Dr. Breed, that everybody does the same amount of thinking.”
4. “Then I’m dumber than an eight year-old boy, Miss Pefko mourned. I don’t even know what a charlatan is.”
5. “That old man with spotted hands invited me to think of the several ways in which cannonballs might be stacked on a courthouse lawn.”
Questions-
1. What was the secret life that the author was suggesting?
2. What was the significance of Ilium’s history to the atom bomb?
3. Why did Dr. Hoenikker abandon his car in the street and why didn’t he want it anymore?
4. How did the accident affect Emily’s pelvis so that she died when Newton was born?
Vocabulary-
1. Delinquency-failure in or neglect of duty or obligation.
2. Dulcitude-sweetness.
3. Chalatan-a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Dr. Breed’s office.
2.Exposition- The author talks about Dr. Hoenikker’s secret life as well as some of his bizarre behavior, some of which led to his wife’s accident leading to her death.
Outline-
1. Dr. Hoenikker had a strange way of thinking and doing things. He abandoned his car and told the police to keep it. His wife had to retrieve the car which ultimately led to her death.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. "We talked about religious people who had perversions."
2. " We were both talking about a lot of things."
3. "He never got any committee, never played any game, never took any girl out..."
4. "You know, he was always acting like he was on his way between two secret places and couldn't ever talk to anybody."
5. "He wasn't on anything, said Sandra scornfully."
Questions-
1. What did religious perversions have to do with the bomb?
2. Why did Dr. Breed feel that Dr. Hoenikker couldn't be supervised?
3. What did Dr. Breed mean by Dr. Hoenikker was between two places?
4. Why didn't Dr. Hoenikker show up for the commencement?
Vocabulary-
1. Commencement- an act or instance of commencing.
2. Gropingly- moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly.
3. Hesitatingly- to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- The General Forge and Foundry Company.
2. Exposition- the author speaks with Dr. Breed who was Dr. Hoenikker's supervisor.
Outline-
1. Speaking with Dr. Breed, the author hears about how no-one could control Dr. Hoenikker. Heaso finds out that the Dr. was not responsible enough to show up as commencement speaker.
1. "We talked about religious people who had perversions."
2. " We were both talking about a lot of things."
3. "He never got any committee, never played any game, never took any girl out..."
4. "You know, he was always acting like he was on his way between two secret places and couldn't ever talk to anybody."
5. "He wasn't on anything, said Sandra scornfully."
Questions-
1. What did religious perversions have to do with the bomb?
2. Why did Dr. Breed feel that Dr. Hoenikker couldn't be supervised?
3. What did Dr. Breed mean by Dr. Hoenikker was between two places?
4. Why didn't Dr. Hoenikker show up for the commencement?
Vocabulary-
1. Commencement- an act or instance of commencing.
2. Gropingly- moving or going about clumsily or hesitantly.
3. Hesitatingly- to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- The General Forge and Foundry Company.
2. Exposition- the author speaks with Dr. Breed who was Dr. Hoenikker's supervisor.
Outline-
1. Speaking with Dr. Breed, the author hears about how no-one could control Dr. Hoenikker. Heaso finds out that the Dr. was not responsible enough to show up as commencement speaker.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. One enterprising American reporter in Moscow, making inquires about Zinka among dance people there, made the unkind discovery that Zinka was now, as she claimed, only twenty-three years old.
2. “Likes and dislikes have nothing to do with it,” says Bokonon-an easy warning to forget.
3. “The man was a force of nature no mortal could possibly control.”
4. “So I had a night to kill in Ilium. I was already in the beginning and end of night life in Ilium.”
5. “As things turned out, we both overestimated out apathies, but not by much.”
Questions-
1. Who was Zinka and what was her significance?
2. What made Newton want to be with a 42 year old midget?
3. Why did the residents of Ilium think the children were peculiar?
4. What made Dr. Breed dislike the author?
Vocabulary-
1. Unobtainable-not capable of being obtained
2. Perversions-the act of perverting
3. Sneered-to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt
Literary Terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition-the author visits Iloium and spendsa night there
Outline-
1. Newton makes the headlines with his new 42 year old girlfriend named Zinka, who is a midget, she is also from Moscow. She seeks assylum, then decides Americans are too materialistic.
1. One enterprising American reporter in Moscow, making inquires about Zinka among dance people there, made the unkind discovery that Zinka was now, as she claimed, only twenty-three years old.
2. “Likes and dislikes have nothing to do with it,” says Bokonon-an easy warning to forget.
3. “The man was a force of nature no mortal could possibly control.”
4. “So I had a night to kill in Ilium. I was already in the beginning and end of night life in Ilium.”
5. “As things turned out, we both overestimated out apathies, but not by much.”
Questions-
1. Who was Zinka and what was her significance?
2. What made Newton want to be with a 42 year old midget?
3. Why did the residents of Ilium think the children were peculiar?
4. What made Dr. Breed dislike the author?
Vocabulary-
1. Unobtainable-not capable of being obtained
2. Perversions-the act of perverting
3. Sneered-to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt
Literary Terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition-the author visits Iloium and spendsa night there
Outline-
1. Newton makes the headlines with his new 42 year old girlfriend named Zinka, who is a midget, she is also from Moscow. She seeks assylum, then decides Americans are too materialistic.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. “But back to August 6, 1945. My sister Angela has told me many times that I really hurt my father when I wouldn’t admire the cat’s cradle.”
2. “After wounding my father so terribly, if that’s what I did, I ran out into the yard.”
3. “Angela was one of the unsung heroines of the atom bomb, incidentally, and I don’t think the story has ever been told.”
4. “When Angela got me out from under the bush, she asked me what had happened between father, and me.”
5. “I don’t blame Angela for stopping me. Father was all she had.”
Questions-
1. As the father really hurt by Newton not wanting to play with him or was he looking for admiration?
2. Why doesn’t Newton feel that he hurt his father?
3. Why was Angela approached when her father stopped working on the bomb?
Vocabulary-
1. Tormentor-a person or thing that torments
2. Overestimate-to hold in too great esteem or to expect too much from
3. Apathies-lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition- Newton questions his father’s motives as well as his feelings.
Outline-
1. Newton talks about how he wasn’t sure of his father’s reaction to him not wanting to play with him. He also tells of his siblings’ ages and problems due to the mother’s death at his birth.
1. “But back to August 6, 1945. My sister Angela has told me many times that I really hurt my father when I wouldn’t admire the cat’s cradle.”
2. “After wounding my father so terribly, if that’s what I did, I ran out into the yard.”
3. “Angela was one of the unsung heroines of the atom bomb, incidentally, and I don’t think the story has ever been told.”
4. “When Angela got me out from under the bush, she asked me what had happened between father, and me.”
5. “I don’t blame Angela for stopping me. Father was all she had.”
Questions-
1. As the father really hurt by Newton not wanting to play with him or was he looking for admiration?
2. Why doesn’t Newton feel that he hurt his father?
3. Why was Angela approached when her father stopped working on the bomb?
Vocabulary-
1. Tormentor-a person or thing that torments
2. Overestimate-to hold in too great esteem or to expect too much from
3. Apathies-lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition- Newton questions his father’s motives as well as his feelings.
Outline-
1. Newton talks about how he wasn’t sure of his father’s reaction to him not wanting to play with him. He also tells of his siblings’ ages and problems due to the mother’s death at his birth.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. “I was only six years old when they dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, so anything I remember about that day other people have helped me to remember.”
2. “I remember I was playing on the living-room carpet outside my fathers study door in Ilium, New York.”
3. “Father, as you probably know, spent practically his whole professional life working for the Research laboratory of the General forge and Foundry Company in Ilium.”
4. “The only place that he liked to go outside of Ilium was out cottage in Cape Cod.”
5. “I was playing on the Carpet outside his study the day of the bomb.”
Questions-
1. What was the significance of the book from the murderer, if the bomb maker never ever read it?
2. Why did the father only care about the string?
3. Why did the father compare himself to an eight year old, when he accepted his Nobel prize?
4. What was the significance of the father making the cat’s cradle?
Vocabulary-
1. Unsung-not praised or acclaimed
2. Incidentally-apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.
3. Enterprising-energetic in carrying out any undertaking
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition-the boy tells the author his recollection of he day the bomb was dropped
Outline-
1. The son tells of how his brother disappeared after the father died. He also tells about what he remembers the father doing that day. It is mostly about the father playing with string and making a cats cradle
1. “I was only six years old when they dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, so anything I remember about that day other people have helped me to remember.”
2. “I remember I was playing on the living-room carpet outside my fathers study door in Ilium, New York.”
3. “Father, as you probably know, spent practically his whole professional life working for the Research laboratory of the General forge and Foundry Company in Ilium.”
4. “The only place that he liked to go outside of Ilium was out cottage in Cape Cod.”
5. “I was playing on the Carpet outside his study the day of the bomb.”
Questions-
1. What was the significance of the book from the murderer, if the bomb maker never ever read it?
2. Why did the father only care about the string?
3. Why did the father compare himself to an eight year old, when he accepted his Nobel prize?
4. What was the significance of the father making the cat’s cradle?
Vocabulary-
1. Unsung-not praised or acclaimed
2. Incidentally-apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.
3. Enterprising-energetic in carrying out any undertaking
Literary terms-
1. Setting-Ilium, NY
2. Exposition-the boy tells the author his recollection of he day the bomb was dropped
Outline-
1. The son tells of how his brother disappeared after the father died. He also tells about what he remembers the father doing that day. It is mostly about the father playing with string and making a cats cradle
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. "My sister Angela tells me I used to play with toy trucks for hours making motor sounds."
2. "Anyway, father looked at that loop of string for a while, and then his fingers started playing with it. His fingers made the string figure called a cat's cradle."
3. "Making that cat's cradle was the closest I ever saw my father come to playing what anybody would call a game."
4. "Father would say, Why should I bother with made-up games when there are so many real ones going on?"
5. "I have to sign off here. It's after 2am. My roommate just woke up and complained about the noise from the typewriter."
Questions-
1. What did the father mean when he said, "why should he bother with made up games when there are so many real ones?"
2. What about playing with the string, made the father want to play with his son?
3. Why did the boy get so upset when the father wanted to play with him?
4. Why didn't Newton think he hurt his father by crying and running away?
Vocabulary-
1. Unsung- Not celebrated in song or verse.
2. Incidentally- Apart or aside from the main subject of attention.
3. Enterprising- Ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or untried schemes.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- Newton talks about how strange his father was and that he was usually very serious.
Outline-
1. Newton writes about how he was kicked out of medical school and that he can only remember that his father was not a playful type so when he tries to play with the boy, he scares him.
1. "My sister Angela tells me I used to play with toy trucks for hours making motor sounds."
2. "Anyway, father looked at that loop of string for a while, and then his fingers started playing with it. His fingers made the string figure called a cat's cradle."
3. "Making that cat's cradle was the closest I ever saw my father come to playing what anybody would call a game."
4. "Father would say, Why should I bother with made-up games when there are so many real ones going on?"
5. "I have to sign off here. It's after 2am. My roommate just woke up and complained about the noise from the typewriter."
Questions-
1. What did the father mean when he said, "why should he bother with made up games when there are so many real ones?"
2. What about playing with the string, made the father want to play with his son?
3. Why did the boy get so upset when the father wanted to play with him?
4. Why didn't Newton think he hurt his father by crying and running away?
Vocabulary-
1. Unsung- Not celebrated in song or verse.
2. Incidentally- Apart or aside from the main subject of attention.
3. Enterprising- Ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or untried schemes.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- Newton talks about how strange his father was and that he was usually very serious.
Outline-
1. Newton writes about how he was kicked out of medical school and that he can only remember that his father was not a playful type so when he tries to play with the boy, he scares him.
Cat's Cradle
Comments-
1. The first of his heirs to be touched by sinookas was Newton Hoenikker, the youngest of his three children and the younger of his two sons.
2. "I realize that you were very young when the bomb was dropped, which is all to the good."
3." You don't have to worry about style or form."
4. "Just give me the bare bones of your story."
5. "I will, of course, submit the final version to you for your approval prior to publication."
Question-
1. How accurate was the information supposed to be from the six year old boy?
2. Why did the author choose to write about the bomb on Hiroshima and not Nagasaki?
3. Why did the father only want to work in Ilium?
4. What was the importance of the string and where it came from?
Vocabulary-
1. Sinookas- The tendrils of one's life.
2. Recollections- The act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
3. Spiraea- Any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- The author writes to the youngest son of the bomb maker for information.
Outline-
1. The author writes to the family of the bomb maker and gets a response from the youngest son. He tells the author that he doesn't remember much because he was only six. He also tells him to contact his older sister as she was more aware of what happened that day.
1. The first of his heirs to be touched by sinookas was Newton Hoenikker, the youngest of his three children and the younger of his two sons.
2. "I realize that you were very young when the bomb was dropped, which is all to the good."
3." You don't have to worry about style or form."
4. "Just give me the bare bones of your story."
5. "I will, of course, submit the final version to you for your approval prior to publication."
Question-
1. How accurate was the information supposed to be from the six year old boy?
2. Why did the author choose to write about the bomb on Hiroshima and not Nagasaki?
3. Why did the father only want to work in Ilium?
4. What was the importance of the string and where it came from?
Vocabulary-
1. Sinookas- The tendrils of one's life.
2. Recollections- The act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind; remembrance.
3. Spiraea- Any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
Literary Terms-
1. Setting- Ilium, NY.
2. Exposition- The author writes to the youngest son of the bomb maker for information.
Outline-
1. The author writes to the family of the bomb maker and gets a response from the youngest son. He tells the author that he doesn't remember much because he was only six. He also tells him to contact his older sister as she was more aware of what happened that day.
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