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Introducing the Story
Literary Focus: Fact Versus Fiction
Literary Focus: Theme and Purpose
Reading Skills: Determining an Author's Purpose
And of Clay Are We Createdby Isabel Allende
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And of Clay Are We Createdby Isabel Allende
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Isabel Allende’s story is based on a real-life tragedy: a volcanic eruption and mudslides that destroyed whole towns in Colombia in 1985.
• The main character, Rolf, is a reporter who arrives to cover the disaster for the TV news.
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• The narrator, Rolf’s girlfriend, tells us how Rolf abandons his role as a reporter to help and comfort a trapped girl named Azucena.
And of Clay Are We CreatedIntroducing the Story
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The story you are about to read and the newspaper article that follows are two versions of the same event written in different genres:
• fiction (story) • nonfiction (newspaper)
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• fiction—character, setting, and theme
Allende creates a realistic and moving story by combing elements of
• nonfiction—facts about real events
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Rescue workers were unable to free thirteen-year-old Omaira Sanchez, who was trapped in the mudflow from the Nevado del Ruiz eruption.
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As you read the two accounts, think about how they differ and how they are alike.
• Compare and contrast
events
people
setting
style
tone
details
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Theme is the central idea or insight about life in a work of literature. Writers use theme to
• convey an important message
• reveal their purpose for writing
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To determine the theme of a work, consider how
• the struggles of the main character may reflect a larger, more universal problem or situation
• the main character changes
• the conflict is resolved
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The main purposes of writing are
Although a writer may have several purposes for writing, one purpose usually becomes the focus.
newspaper editorial
about upcomingpolitical election
to inform to persuade to entertain
persuades readers to vote for a particular candidate
entertains readers with humor
informs readers about the issues
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As you read the story, consider Allende’s purpose for writing a fictional story about a real event.
• Ask yourself
WHY…
was this subject important to her?
WHAT…
does she want us to think about it?
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