Tuck Everlasting

Topic 1: Circles

 

Directions: answer the questions using the novel and the websites listed. You may also use google to research these topics.

 

 

What exactly is a circle? What is the history of the word? What are some words that have derived from the word “Circle”?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle

http://membean.com/wrotds/cycl-circle

 

 

What do circles symbolize in literature?

http://symboldictionary.net/?p=1914

http://altreligion.about.com/od/symbols/ig/Geometric-Shapes/Circles.htm

 

 

What are 4 examples of circles mentioned in the prologue of Tuck Everlasting? How do you think these 4 “symbols” might relate to the story?

 

 

What are some other examples of circles that are used as symbols in stories you have read, or researched? Hint: don’t just think of the word “circle”, think of things that are round.

 

 

Topic 2: Water

 

What is symbolic of water in most cultures? List 5 cultures and explain.

http://www.japanesesymbolsofpresence.com/purification.html

http://www.pureinsideout.com/water-myths-mysteries-and-symbolism.html

http://www.answers.com/Q/What_does_water_symbolize_in_the_Chinese_culture

http://www.africanwater.org/religion.htm

 

What does water symbolize in literature?

http://symbolism.wikia.com/wiki/Water

http://www.ask.com/world-view/water-symbolize-literature-5e957247ad9e93aa

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091029125931AAwbGIf

 

What role does water play in this story?

 

Give some examples from other stories in which water plays a symbolic role? Name the stories and explain.

Topic 3: Setting

 

When does Tuck Everlasting take place? What year?  What part of the country might the story take place in? Why do you think this?

 

 

What are some characteristic about this part of the country during this time era?

• Clothing
• Jobs
• Hobbies
• Everyday life

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/riseind/rural/

 

http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/uhic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?zid=f60e5de82d2a8166e6f8f5f95a273f3b&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CCX2536601691&userGroupName=oldt1017&jsid=1e67e95acab586e5cf93b2e370b22ea1

 

http://www.victorianbazaar.com/hobbies.html

 

http://www.victorianweb.org/art/costume/nunn2.html

 

http://www.localhistories.org/middleclass.html

 

http://www.uvm.edu/landscape/dating/clothing_and_hair/1880s_clothing_women.php

 

 

What was life like specifically for women during this time period?

https://www.connerprairie.org/Education-Research/Indiana-History-1860-1900/Lives-of-Women

 

https://www.nwhm.org/online-exhibits/industry/6.htm