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Story Analysis
Title: The Little Prince

Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Characters:

The Little Prince - The little prince ventures to other planets in the universe after discovering
that the rose he loves has lied to him. Innocent and curious, the little prince begins to miss
his rose as he explores more, learning that his rose's lies were less essential than the time they
had spent together.

The Fox - The little prince's meeting with the fox is the climax of the story—it's the moment
when the little prince realizes why his rose is so important to him.

The Snake - The snake speaks in riddles, and he meets the little prince at the beginning and
the end of his journey on Earth.

The Rose - The rose is the object of the little prince's affection. She is beautiful and vain,
given to telling dramatic lies, which prompts the little prince to leave his planet and set off on
his journey.

Setting: A desert

Plot: The story follows a young prince who visits various planets, including Earth, and
addresses themes of loneliness, friendship, love, and loss.

Moral Lesson: The Little Prince teaches that the responsibility demanded by relationships
with others leads to a greater understanding and appreciation of one's responsibilities to the
world in general. The story of the prince and his rose is a parable (a story that teaches a
lesson) about the nature of real love.

5 Vocabulary

Primeval – having existed from the beginning.

Constrictor – any of various large non venomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in
its coils

Grandeur - the quality of being magnificent or splendid

Thus – from that fact or reason or as a result

Dedicate – give entirely to a specific person, activity or a cause

Story Analysis
Title: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum

Characters:
Dorothy
A young girl from Kansas and the protagonist of the novel. Dorothy is brave, kind, and
determined to return home after she is uprooted from it. Despite being the protagonist of the
novel, Dorothy does not change much throughout her adventures.

Scarecrow
A magical scarecrow from Oz. The Scarecrow is one of Dorothy’s companions on her quest,
and he is loyal to Dorothy and helps her while working toward his own goal of getting a
brain. Cheerful and easy-going, the Scarecrow has more intelligence than he realizes. He
eventually becomes ruler of the Emerald City when the Wizard leaves in his balloon.

Tin Woodman
A once-human man whose body has been completely replaced by tin. One of Dorothy’s
companions on her quest, the Tin Woodman hopes to receive a new heart from the Wizard of
Oz, although he shows himself to be kind and concerned for others already. The Tin
Woodman eventually becomes ruler of the Winkies.

The Cowardly Lion

A fierce-seeming lion who is actually frightened of conflict. One of Dorothy’s companions
on her quest, the Lion hopes that the Wizard will give him courage, although he repeatedly
shows instances of bravery to help his companions. The Lion eventually becomes ruler over
the beasts of the southern forest.

The Wizard of Oz
The object of Dorothy and her companions’ quest. The Wizard is a seemingly powerful man
who lives in the Emerald City. However, he proves to be a fraud who cannot really help
Dorothy or her friends.

The Wicked Witch of the West

An evil witch and one of the main antagonists of the story. The Wicked Witch has enslaved
the Winkies and takes Dorothy and the Lion as prisoners after having the flying monkeys
incapacitate the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow.

Setting : Magical Land of Oz

Plot: Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas
farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the
Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
Moral Lesson: There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true
courage is in facing danger when you are afraid, and that kind of courage you have in plenty

5 Vocabulary Words:

Manifestly – Unmistakably

Blister – A flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere

Gaunt – Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Dismally – In a cheerless manner

Tedious – So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

 Story Analysis

Title: The Maze Runner

Author: James Dashner

Characters:

Thomas
A teenage boy and the story’s main protagonist. Though frightened and confused by the
strange surroundings of the Glade, Thomas is inquisitive and quick-witted. He often rejects
authority, and he shows disdain for the condescending “Greenie” label he earns on his arrival.

Teresa
A teenage girl and sole female resident of the Glade. At first unconscious and known only as
“the girl,” the Gladers are struck by her incredible beauty, noting her fair skin, dark hair, and
blue eyes.

Chuck
An awkward, chubby Glader around age 12 or 13. Chuck serves as the “Greenie” before
Thomas arrives. Chuck is Thomas’s first real friend in the Glade, though he becomes more
like a younger brother to the older boy.

Minho
The Keeper of the Runners. Minho is fast, both mentally and physically. He is also smart and
strong-minded.

Newt
A former Runner who serves as second-in-command after he is injured in the Maze. Tall and
muscular with long, blond hair, Newt is Alby’s closest and most trusted ally.

Gally
The Keeper of the Builders. Gally is a loudmouthed bully. As the main antagonist, he makes
no secret of his dislike and distrust for Thomas.

Ben
A Builder who has been Stung by a Griever. The attack has altered Ben’s former personality
and left him mentally unstable and prone to physical violence.

Setting: The Glade

Plot: The story is set in a distant future, where a group of teens are mysteriously teleported
into a giant, stone maze. Not only has their memory been cleared, but they also have no
indication as to why they have ended up in this position and what means they must take to
escape.
Moral Lesson: it was never given up, self-confidence, friendly and be polite, love,
forgiveness, optimism, help each other and responsible as a human society.

5 Vocabulary words:

Murky – Not clearly known, understood or expressed

Bulbous – Rounded and bulging

Trough – A container from which cattle or horse feed

Chide – Scold or reprimand severely or angrily

Baffling – Hard to comprehend, solve or believe

 Story Analysis

Title: The Hunger Games

Author: Suzanne Collins

Characters:

Katniss Everdeen — The narrator, main protagonist, and District 12's female tribute, a
strong-willed teenager trying to survive in the Hunger Games. She lives with her little sister
Primrose (nicknamed Prim) and her mother. After her father dies in a mine explosion, she
hunts to provide for her family. She promises her sister she will try to win the games, and
she is able to keep her promise by later winning the 74th Hunger Games alongside Peeta
Mellark.

Peeta Mellark — The male tribute for District 12, and the local baker's son. He is loyal and
brave, and will do whatever it takes for Katniss to survive, because he has been in love with
her since they were five years old. Katniss, however, has to act like she's in love with him
in order to get sponsors which keeps both of them alive in the Games. Peeta is described as
being medium height, strongly built and has ashy blonde hair.

Cinna — Katniss' stylist. A sly and witty man, Cinna is clever with his fingers and even
smarter in his mind. His incredible designs for Katniss help her gain popularity with the
audience. He is the most "normal" person Katniss meets from the Capitol.

Rue — The tribute from District 11. Small and meek. It was not assumed that she would
last long in the 74th Hunger Games, but her knowledge of trees, plants, climbing and hiding
keeps her alive. She can leap from tree to tree almost as if she had wings. She warns
Katniss about the tracker jacker hive, and they later become allies. She is murdered by the
boy tribute from District 1, Marvel. Rue had dark eyes and dark skin.

Cato — District 2 male tribute and the leader of the Career pack. He trained for the Games
his entire life, and was described as a "ruthless killing machine". He was extremely strong
and the tribute most likely to be crowned the victor. Cato killed the District 4
male and the District 6 male, along with many other unnamed tributes. He, Katniss, and
Peeta were the last three tributes to face the wolf-muttations who later killed Cato.

Foxface — Foxface was described as having fox-like features, and because of that, Katniss
nicknamed her "Foxface". This red-head from District 5 is hard to catch. Though she
doesn't have brute strength or knowledge of weapons, she could outsmart everyone in the
arena. She made it to the final 4, then died by eating nightlock that was left out by Peeta.

Clove — The female tribute from District 2. She was very skilled with throwing knives, as
she was the one who killed the District 9 male. She attempted to kill Katniss with one of her
knives, but Katniss used her new backpack as a shield, so that the knife hit the backpack
instead. Clove placed 6th in the Games, she went to the feast having Cato guarding her. She
was killed during the feast by Thresh after she tried to kill Katniss. She was the only tribute
during the 74th Games that got close to killing Katniss, twice.
Thresh — Male tribute from District 11. With the same brown skin and golden brown eyes
as Rue, he was extremely resourceful and immensely powerful. His most notable act was
that of sparing Katniss' life due to her alliance with Rue. He died shortly after, killed by
Cato.

Glimmer — The female tribute from District 1 who was described as beautiful, sexy, and
tall, with blonde hair and emerald green eyes. She was part of the Career pack and was
killed when a hive of angry tracker jackers was dropped on the camp by Katniss.
The District 4 female was also killed because of the tracker jackers.

Marvel — The male tribute from District 1, who was a strong and ruthless Career. He killed
Rue, the female tribute from District 11, by throwing a spear through her stomach. He was
then killed by Katniss, shot in the throat by an arrow and drowned in his own blood. He
was Katniss' first direct kill (but not her very first as she earlier killed Glimmer and a girl
from District 4 with tracker jackers).

The District 4 female — The female tribute from District 4. She was part of the Career pack
and was killed when a hive of angry tracker jackers was dropped on the camp by Katniss.
Glimmer was also killed because of the tracker jackers.

The District 3 male — The male tribute from District 3. had joined the Career pack and
booby-trapped the area right around the Cornucopia with land mines he had dug up and
then re-armed. After Katniss set off the mines, Cato killed him by snapping his neck in a fit
of rage.

Effie Trinket — The District 12 escort, who is a happy and bubbly person. She drew
Primrose's (Katniss' sister) name during the reaping causing Katniss to volunteer as tribute.
She wears many different colored wigs and helps Katniss and Peeta get sponsors in the
Games. She constantly bickers and argues with Haymitch. Very proper, she hates it when
people do not have proper etiquette.

Haymitch Abernathy — Haymitch is Katniss' and Peeta's mentor. He is drunk at almost any
given time, with a glass in one hand and a knife in the other. He drinks to forget the
memories of the 50th Hunger Games, which he was crowned victor of. He won during the
second Quarter Quell, when double the tributes were required to participate in this deadly
game. He promised he would sober up long enough for Katniss and Peeta to play the
Games and help them. He sends Katniss gifts throughout the games to help her survive, and
sometimes Katniss believes that his gifts always seem to have good timing and there might
be some kind of connection between them.

Gale Hawthorne — The best friend of Katniss. She and Gale met when she was only twelve
and he was fourteen. Both of their fathers died in the same mining explosion. Gale hunts
with Katniss in the forest usually everyday, but in Catching Fire he only hunts with her on
Sundays (before the 24-hour electric fence is put up) because he started work in the mines.
Gale calls Katniss "Catnip," a nickname that was created after the pair first met. Katniss
barely whispered her name when he asked her what she was called and Gale thought she
said Catnip. Even though Katniss told him her real name later, he still calls her that.

Primrose Everdeen — The younger sister and only sibling of Katniss Everdeen. She was
originally chosen as the female tribute for the 74th Hunger Games, but Katniss volunteered
to take her place. She owns a goat named Lady, and a cat named Buttercup. Unlike her
older sister, Prim has a heart full of compassion and she is a talented healer. She was named
after the Evening Primrose, as mentioned in Mockingjay.

Madge Undersee — She gave Katniss the Mockingjay pin so she could wear it as her
district token (although in the movie, Katniss receives the pin from Greasy Sae). She was
Katniss' friend and the mayor's daughter. In Mockingjay, Madge and her family died from
the fire bombing that destroyed District 12.

Setting: A fictional country called Panem, which is located in what was once North
America.

Moral lesson: The best you can hope for is the time to make the right decision, and
sometimes that's not always afforded to you.

5 Vocabulary Words:

Entrails – Internal organs collectively

Supple – Moving and bending with ease
Deterrent – Something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
Pelt – The dressed hairy coat of mammal
Verve – energetic style
 Story Analysis

Title: Cinderella

Author: Charles Perrault

Characters:

Cinderella

A beautiful and modest girl. She lost her mother early, and her father brought in a new wife
who was evil and treated Cinderella badly. She also had two half-sisters at the time, who
treated her just as badly as her stepmother. All women forced Cinderella to do all the hard
work around the house. She was diligent and hardworking and never opposed it.

Stepmother

The second wife of Cinderella's father. An evil and unjust woman who enjoys humiliating her
new husband's daughter. She was arrogant towards everyone, and she showed her true face
right after the wedding.

Half-sisters

They didn't like their new sister and they treated her badly all the time. They were much
uglier than her, they never did anything, they just looked at themselves in the mirror. They
dreamed of marrying a prince. In the end, they find a little goodness in themselves and beg
Cinderella to forgive them.

The Prince

The king and queen wanted to find the right girl for the prince, so they organized a royal ball
attended by all the duchesses and princesses of the kingdom. They never dreamed that a
beautiful unknown girl would appear and win the prince's heart. Before that, the prince was
not very interested in marriage. How much he fell in love with an unknown girl can be seen
by the fact that he searched for her. Although the search seemed futile and this little shoe did
not suit anyone, in the end, the prince found his beloved and married her. They lived happily
ever after.

Setting:

France

Plot:
An abusive stepmother and two stepdaughters are invited to a royal ball, leaving behind their
daughter and sister whom they call Cinderella. Her fairy godmother appears and grants
Cinderella’s wish to go to the ball, magically providing a coach, servants, a dress, and
perfectly fitted glass slippers. The first night, Cinderella returns before the spell is broken at
midnight. On the second night, she leaves in haste as the bell chimes at midnight, dropping
one of her glass slippers and having to run all the way home. The prince sends a herald to
every house with the slipper to find its owner, and Cinderella is finally discovered. She
marries the prince and lives happily ever after.

Moral Lesson:

kindness will be rewarded, whereas selfishness will not.

5 Vocabulary words:

Godmother – any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism

Dapple-gray – grey with a mottled pattern of darker grey markings

Bedaubed – ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion

Pinner – a woman’s cap with two long flaps pinned on

Jestingly – in-jest