Compare Contrast And Contradictions
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Signpost: #1 (Contrast and Contradictions)
Excerpt from the text:
“We Indians really should be better liars, considering how often we’ve been lied to”(Alexie 8).
“Poverty doesn't give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor” (Alexie 11).
Anchor Question: Why would the character act (feel) this way?
My Notes about It:
Page 8: The character (Arnold) feels this way because his mother tried to lie to him that his sick dog (Oscar) would be fine, so they wouldn’t have take it to the vet. Arnold’s’s mom is not a very good liar so he was able to detect the lie real quick. Arnold became angry because he prefers a pretty lie instead of the harsh truth which is that
Page 8.
Page 21
Signpost: #1 (Contrast and Contradictions)
Excerpt from the text:
“We Indians really should be better liars, considering how often we’ve been lied to”(Alexie 8).
“Poverty doesn't give you strength or teach you lessons about perseverance. No, poverty only teaches you how to be poor” (Alexie 11).
Anchor Question: Why would the character act (feel) this way?
My Notes about It:
Page 8: The character (Arnold) feels this way because his mother tried to lie to him that his sick dog (Oscar) would be fine, so they wouldn’t have take it to the vet. Arnold’s’s mom is not a very good liar so he was able to detect the lie real quick. Arnold became angry because he prefers a pretty lie instead of the harsh truth which is that