Where Have You Gone Charming Where Have You Gone Charming Billy Journal QuestionBilly Journal Question

Is there such a thing as being Is there such a thing as being “scared to death?” Give three “scared to death?” Give three examples of situations that are examples of situations that are

so frightening that they may so frightening that they may cause intense fear.cause intense fear.

SettingSetting

1970 Vietnam war1970 Vietnam war JungleJungle

Hint of the ProblemHint of the Problem

Paul Berlin is ashamed of his fearPaul Berlin is ashamed of his fear

Charming Billy VocabCharming Billy Vocab

Primitive – existing in or from the Primitive – existing in or from the time of the earliest humanstime of the earliest humans

Silhouette – outline of a dark shape Silhouette – outline of a dark shape against a background of lightagainst a background of light

Diffuse - unfocusedDiffuse - unfocused

Vocab continuedVocab continued

Conical – in a cone shape Conical – in a cone shape

Inertia – the tendency for an object set Inertia – the tendency for an object set in motion to stay in motionin motion to stay in motion

Casually - in an informal or Casually - in an informal or unconcerned mannerunconcerned manner

Vocab continuedVocab continued

Consolation - act of comfortingConsolation - act of comforting

Transparent - capable of being Transparent - capable of being seen throughseen through

Execute - tot perform or carry outExecute - tot perform or carry out

Exposition (characters)Exposition (characters)

Paul Berlin – protagonist ( dynamic Paul Berlin – protagonist ( dynamic character)character)

Billy Boy Watkins – static character does Billy Boy Watkins – static character does not change (he dies, but his DEATH is not change (he dies, but his DEATH is not a change in BEHAVIOR)not a change in BEHAVIOR)

Toby- the soldier who helps Paul Berlin Toby- the soldier who helps Paul Berlin deal with his fear and panic ( static deal with his fear and panic ( static charactercharacter))

Lit terms covered in CBLit terms covered in CB

Protagonist – main character who undergoes a Protagonist – main character who undergoes a changechange

Minor character – a character in the story who Minor character – a character in the story who does not develop or change, (static) but helps to does not develop or change, (static) but helps to push the plot alongpush the plot along

Inference - judging the text without having read Inference - judging the text without having read word for word what the author means to implyword for word what the author means to imply

Internal conflict – person vs. selfInternal conflict – person vs. self External conflict - a force outside External conflict - a force outside

the protagonist with whom he or the protagonist with whom he or she strugglesshe struggles

D.O.L. Oct. 16thD.O.L. Oct. 16th

Both Billy Boy and Paul’s perception of the Both Billy Boy and Paul’s perception of the viet nam war was a gripping searing fear.viet nam war was a gripping searing fear.

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