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SYMBOLISM / METAPHORS / IMAGERY / SYMBOLS
Other
elements that are present in this novel are symbols and metaphors.
Symbols are the use of some unrelated idea to represent something else. Metaphors
are direct comparisons made between characters and ideas. There are many symbols
and metaphors used by the author such as:
1.) “The next morning, Roy walks to the bus stop and notices some ospreys
have built a nest at the top of a concrete utility pole. He’s excited
to see them, because he had seen them in Montana, too, and didn’t think
he’d find them here. He finds it remarkable that the same species of bird
can thrive in tow places so.......... f
KEY FACTS
Title: Hoot
Author: Carl Hiassen
Date
Published: 2002
Meaning of the Title: It refers to the owls
who are protected by a group of children who discover something deeper in life.
Setting: Coconut Cove, Florida during the present day
Protagonist:
Roy Eberhardt who chooses to stand up for the endangered owls
Antagonist: Dana Matherson, the company officials of Mother Paula’s
Pancake House, Lonna Leep, and ........
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and suggested book report ideas and essay topics.