Tragedy and Tragic Hero
Tragedy: a story where the main character gets it in the end, also a story that illustrates that human civilization is destined for disaster
Tragic Hero: an upstanding member of society who has some flaw that causes his downfall, often shows that we are all vulnerable to a downfall
The Tragic Hero and Tragedy in Things Fall Apart and Death of a Salesman
What do tragedy and the tragic hero, which come from the Greek tradition, have to do with Death of a Salesman?
Your own thoughts:
What do tragedy and the tragic hero have to do with Things Fall Apart?
Your own thoughts and prediction:
What do Death of a Salesman and Things Fall Apart have in common? (Do Okonkwo and Willy Loman have anything in common?)
Your own thoughts:
Using Quotes to Prove Our Point: Character Analysis
Your Character Focus: ______
Find quotations that help us answer the following questions about your character. If your group is having trouble with a particular question, skip it and focus on another one. Try to find at least one quotation for each and remember to give the page number.
- What is important to them?
- What is their appearance?
- What is their personality?
- What do other characters think of them?
- What is the narrator’s tone when discussing them?
TFA Discussion Plan #1 – Ch. 1-4
Let’s start from the essential questions:
What happens when an individual joins or leaves a community?
- Example from text:
- Example from outside of text:
- Notes on classroom discussion:
What place do rituals and tradition have in a community?
- Example from text:
- Example from outside of text:
- Notes on classroom discussion:
In the literary tradition:
Literary Term: tragedy
What does it mean to you?
What does it mean in literary study?
Literary Term: tragic hero
What does it mean to you?
What does it mean in literary study?
The Tragic Hero, Tragedy, and Things Fall Apart
What do tragedy and the tragic hero, which come from the Greek tradition, have to do with Things Fall Apart?
Your own thoughts:
What you learn from your classmates:
TFA Discussion Plan #2 – Ch. 5-7
Tragedy: a story where the main character gets it in the end, also a story that illustrates that human civilization is destined for disaster
Tragic Hero: an upstanding member of society who has some flaw that causes his downfall, often shows that we are all vulnerable to downfall
The Tragic Hero, Tragedy, and Things Fall Apart
What do tragedy and the tragic hero, which come from the Greek tradition, have to do with Things Fall Apart?
Your own thoughts and predictions:
What you learn from your classmates:
Using Quotes to Prove Our Point: Character Analysis
Your Character Focus: ______
Find quotations that help us answer the following questions about your character. If your group is having trouble with a particular question, skip it and focus on another one. Try to find at least one quotation for each and remember to give the page number.
- What is important to them?
- What is their appearance?
- What is their personality?
- What do other characters think of them?
- What is the narrator’s tone when discussing them?