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East of Eden Part 1 Slide 2 Six methods of characterization You should six headings for taking notes today Label your notes Methods of Characterization When you are ready raise your hand Slide 3 1. Physical appearance Slide 4 2. Characters actions Slide 5 3. Characters own words Slide 6 4. What others say about the character Slide 7 5. Characters innermost thoughts and dreams Slide 8 6. What the author tells us about personal history or background (exposition) Slide 9 1. Look over your notes list the ways that in real life situations we learn about people 2. Which methods are impossible to know about real life people? 3. How is knowing this helpful for understanding characterization in literature? Slide 10 The Hamiltons from Ireland Slide 11 The book is primarily about two families One from the East One from the West Slide 12 In your notes or on lined paper make t-graph On the left side write EAST and on the right side write WEST You will have many more characters listed on the West sided Slide 13 Characters East - Trasks West - Hamiltons Slide 14 Cyrus Trask Mrs. Trask Adam Trask Alice Trask Charles Trask Adam is older than Charles Adam and Charles are half brothers. Slide 15 Slide 16 Liza Hamilton Samuel Hamilton Slide 17 1. Lizzie 2. George 3. Tom 4. Dessie 5. Euna (Una) 6. Olive (authors mother) 7. Mollie 8. Will 9. Joseph Slide 18 Olive Esther Elizabeth John Mary Ernest Steinbeck Slide 19 Watch the following to see if any evolve to a symbol Slide 20 What do different smiles and different characters indicate? Slide 21 Slide 22 Slide 23 Slide 24 Slide 25 Good and evil Slide 26 Slide 27 Slide 28 Look for these things as you continue to read the novel.