Summary and Character Mapping Period 3

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1 Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed By Ray Bradbury Summary and Character Mapping Period 3 Mapping instructions: focusing only on your section of the text, summarize the major plot points focusing on what literally happened (do not infer meaning or add things that are not yet there). For the characters, how are they described in that section. Choose the three most important literary devices from that section. Check each box carefully for directions on using quotes. Section Pages Major Plot Points: What happened in this section? Characters: Who are they? What are they like in this section? Description needed. Use at least 2 quotes to support your description in this section. Setting: What is the setting in this section? Use at least 2 quotes to support your description. Literary Devices: What are the top 3 literary devices from this section? Provide a quote for each literary device. Section 1, Pages 1-4 Sarah, Gabe, Lilli, Christian 1. They land on Mars 2. David feels like there are Martians around that they can t see. 3. The atom bombs blew up the rockets and the s have no way to get home. 4. Mr. starts growing crops and removes his coat and tie. 5. Mr. notices that the peach blossoms and other crops seem wrong. 1. Mr (harry)- The father who wants to go back to earth 2. Ms (Cora)- The mother who would keep Mr under control 3. Timanother child of mr and mrs 4. David- one of the 1. The Earth settlement: the houses 2. The garden 3. The rockets Atom bombs hit New York! All the space rockets blown up. 4. The markets in downtown of the settlement They built a small, white cottage and ate good breakfasts there, but the fear was never gone. 1. The man felt his hair flutter and the tissues of his body draw tight as if he were standing at the middle of a vacuum. This is a simile that is comparing the feeling of standing on Mars to standing in the middle of a vacuum, as if he is being stretched in all directions 2. The children, small seeds, might at any instant be sown to the Martian climes. This is a metaphor

2 children of Mr and Mrs 5. Laura- She is upset that the atom bombs hit the rockets. comparing children to small seeds, as they are both small and filled with energy. Section 2, Pages 4-6 Sophie, Natalie, Mitchell, Ezra, Meg 1. They found out that they couldn t go back to Earth 2. Everyone is freaking out about the changes that occured 3. Mr goes off on the townspeople for not caring about the changes 4. All of the food starts to change 5. They realize that their eyes are different now too. 1. Mr is scared and worried about what Mars is doing to them. 2. Cora doesn t really mind staying on Mars. 3. Sam and townsfolk are calm, and they don t care about the fact that they are stuck on Mars. 4. Laura and the other kids are fearful but they are children nonetheless 1. The food at the s home was changing, and the house was damaged by the wind. 2. In town at the grocery store, and the relaxed townspeople are all talking. 1. The air s burned it. The fog at night. The boards, all warped out of shape. It s not an Earthman s house anymore 2. They re different. They ve changed! They re not peach blossoms anymore! 3. Each tree felt his touch Section 3, Pages Makes plan to build a rocket 2. Eyes change 1. Mr. Laying abed, Mr 1. Town In town, on the shadowy step of the grocery store, 1. Imagery There were little, dim flecks of new gold captured in

3 Evan, Kevin, Lola, Lily color/ notices change 3. Speaks first martian word felt his bones shifted, shaped, melted like gold 2. Sam Harry, what colour eyes have you got? 3. Cora And take the rest of the day off, she said. It s hot. The Children want to swim in the canal and hike, please come along. (8) 4. Kids... and the children metallic in their beds 5. Simpson Why thats the old Martian word for our planet earth. Why? (8) the men sat with their hands on their knees, conversing with great leisure and ease. (5) 2. Cottage In the Earthmen s settlement, the house shook with a feeling of change. 3. Lake They moved along the canal, the father, the mother, the racing children in their swimsuits. (9). the blue of his eyes. 2. Simile Lying abed, Mr. felt his bones shifted shaped, melted like gold. 3. Personification... the house shook with a feeling of change. 4. Metaphor The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and heart. It dripped in a wetness of the arm and the temple and the trembling palm. (8) 5. Symbolism Lying abed, Mr. felt his bones shifted, shaped, melted like gold.

4 Section 4, Pages 8-10 Lucas Zach Eva Paulo Keeli 1. Mr. eats a Martian sandwich. 2. They go to the canal and Tim changes his name. 3. His son speaks a his first martian word. 4. Mr. starts to abandon the idea of building the rocket. 1. Mr. (Resisting less, more content. More accepting.) 2. Mrs. (She has always been relaxed and hasn t changed much besides the fact that her eyes and her skin color is changing. 3. The kids (Tim changed his name to Linnl and all of the other kids are relaxing and having a good time.) 4. Townsfolk (They are moving on as everyone else is.) 1. The villa (It s martian and they found it very attracting.) 2. The canals (They are a place to relax and become more martian.) 3. The village (Original) (I s out of place for them, it s human, doesn t belong.) 1. Imagery The sun was hot, the day quiet. There was only an immense staring urn upon the land. 2. Symbolism But as he worked that night, the thought of the cool blue marble villa entered his mind. As the hours passed, the rocket seemed less important. 3. Personification The fear would not be stopped. It had his throat and heart. It dripped in a wetness of the arm and the temple and the trembling palm Section 5, Pages Brady, Tim, Tristan, Pam, 1. Cora suggests that they move into villa for summer, Mr. refuses. 2. Harry stops thinking of the 1. Harry- let his guard down from Mars, easy going, doesn t, forgets 1. The villa-the setting took place in the villa. They didn't any future from the abandoned town. 2. The hills- They 1. Imagery: But the American-built town of cottages, peach trees, and theatres was silent.they found a half-finished rocket

5 Daniel rocket 3. Everyone starts moving into the villas, moves his family too, leaving most of their Earth items. 4. In a few months, the family s transformation to martians is done. 5. Earth men arrive to rescue them but find them gone and in their place martians. about rocket, looks dark, golden eyed, and younger 2. Daughterwove tapestries, looked dark and golden eyed 3. Sonsplayed songs on ancient flutes and pipes, looks dark and golden eyed walked into the hills Mr. also talked about what kinds of furnicute they would make. frame, rusting in an empty shop