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    Theme Development in “Marigolds”

    Subject: Growing Up
    Theme:

    HOW DO THE CLUES IN THE STORY REVEAL THIS THEME?

    CLUES TO THEME EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT


    TITLE
    1. What in the story does the title refer to?
    2. Does the title have more than one
    meaning?
    3. What ideas does the title highlight?

    PLOT AND CONFLICT


    1. What conflicts do the characters face?
    2. How are the conflicts resolved?
    3. Is the resolution portrayed negatively or
    positively?

    IMPORTANT STATEMENTS
    1. What key statements are made by the
    characters or the narrator?
    2. What ideas do these statements
    emphasize?

    CHARACTERS
    1. What do the main character’s thoughts
    reveal about him or her?
    2. How does the main character change?
    3. What lessons does the main character
    learn?
    SETTING
    1. How does the setting affect the characters
    and the plot?
    2. What might the setting represent?

    SYMBOLS
    1. What might the characters, conflicts, and
    setting represent?
    2. What ideas do these symbols
    communicate?

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