1. The protagonist are the two main characters which are Rita, and Leslie. They're the protagonist because they are the good characters throughtout the story and have a good influence.
2. The antagonist in the story are the Nazi soliders, and the negative outside forces that mess with the main characters.
3. The story takes place during the 1940's throough to 2008. In the begining it starts in Poland and moves through the country and ends in Las Angeles.
4. The story is told in first point of view in part 1 and 2. In part 3 it's told in first point of view.
5. The tone in the story is scared and depressing. The mood is sad and depressed. The mood and tone change over time. For example in the begining of the story they all felt sad and depressed and now their hopeful and happy.
6. An external conflict in the story is the outside forces such as the bad people each character comes across throughout their lifetime.
7. An internal conflict int the story is the mental struggle the characters have with themselves and how they let the past get to them.
8. Irony: While Leslie was growing up she became very clingy to her mother and never wanting to leave her site and so when Leslie became an adult she vowed that she would never let her daughter be like that. When she had her daughter Mckaela she was even worse then Leslie. Imagery: It says, "On a peaceful sunny day, when the sky was clear blue with cotton- puff clouds, i was flying a kite in a wheat field." Symbolism: The sun symbolizes hope for the two main characters because it shows that since everything around them is going bad that whenever they look outside they see something shining which gives them hope.
9. The climax of the story is when the family is running through croos fire between Nazis and anti nazi's for their safety after just being told the war is over.
10. The falling action of the story is when the family makes it to a safe house and they try to start their lives over.
2. The antagonist in the story are the Nazi soliders, and the negative outside forces that mess with the main characters.
3. The story takes place during the 1940's throough to 2008. In the begining it starts in Poland and moves through the country and ends in Las Angeles.
4. The story is told in first point of view in part 1 and 2. In part 3 it's told in first point of view.
5. The tone in the story is scared and depressing. The mood is sad and depressed. The mood and tone change over time. For example in the begining of the story they all felt sad and depressed and now their hopeful and happy.
6. An external conflict in the story is the outside forces such as the bad people each character comes across throughout their lifetime.
7. An internal conflict int the story is the mental struggle the characters have with themselves and how they let the past get to them.
8. Irony: While Leslie was growing up she became very clingy to her mother and never wanting to leave her site and so when Leslie became an adult she vowed that she would never let her daughter be like that. When she had her daughter Mckaela she was even worse then Leslie. Imagery: It says, "On a peaceful sunny day, when the sky was clear blue with cotton- puff clouds, i was flying a kite in a wheat field." Symbolism: The sun symbolizes hope for the two main characters because it shows that since everything around them is going bad that whenever they look outside they see something shining which gives them hope.
9. The climax of the story is when the family is running through croos fire between Nazis and anti nazi's for their safety after just being told the war is over.
10. The falling action of the story is when the family makes it to a safe house and they try to start their lives over.