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    The document discusses using characters to develop themes in texts. It focuses on how the character Inman from the novel helps develop the overarching theme. Inman survives injuries that were predicted to kill him, and studies the landscape outside his window. These thoughts and actions suggest that Inman has learned resilience and appreciation for his surroundings from his experiences. The document also asks how Inman is portrayed in a movie adaptation compared to the excerpt, and has the reader create a poster about Inman to reveal aspects of his character that relate to the theme.

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    The document discusses using characters to develop themes in texts. It focuses on how the character Inman from the novel helps develop the overarching theme. Inman survives injuries that were predicted to kill him, and studies the landscape outside his window. These thoughts and actions suggest that Inman has learned resilience and appreciation for his surroundings from his experiences. The document also asks how Inman is portrayed in a movie adaptation compared to the excerpt, and has the reader create a poster about Inman to reveal aspects of his character that relate to the theme.

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    Analyzing Characters and Synthesizing Texts

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    Amar Doha
    The document discusses using characters to develop themes in texts. It focuses on how the character Inman from the novel helps develop the overarching theme. Inman survives injuries that were predicted to kill him, and studies the landscape outside his window. These thoughts and actions suggest that Inman has learned resilience and appreciation for his surroundings from his experiences. The document also asks how Inman is portrayed in a movie adaptation compared to the excerpt, and has the reader create a poster about Inman to reveal aspects of his character that relate to the theme.

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    Analyzing Characters and

    Synthesizing Texts
    Second Read - Using Character to Develop Theme
    Page 51
    Use Character to Develop Theme
     Theme: the general idea in the excerpt

     How can a character help develop the theme?


    Focus on how Inman’s behavior and thought
    processes help develop the theme.

     What messages are suggested by Inman’s thoughts and actions?

     What has he learned as a result of his experiences?


    Thoughts and Actions Theme

    Inman survives his injuries even


    though everyone predicts he will die.

    Inman studies the landscape outside


    his window.
    Inman
    Is Inman portrayed similarly in the movie?
     Does Inman seem true to the portrayal of Inman in this excerpt?
     How is Inman’s character presented differently?
    https://youtu.be/aEpa21af2j4
    Create a Poster

    Use the link https://www.postermywall.com/ or any other website to create a poster about
    Inman as a protagonist. Include a visual representation of the character in addition to some
    phrases/words/sentences that reveal something about his thoughts, feelings and actions that can
    be related to the theme.
    Be Creative!

    Upload it on Padlet https://padlet.com/noorwehbi/64d1kmxij4ovl9oh


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