1. Literary Analysis

2.  The story takes place in New Hampshire, probably set in the late 1900s.

3.  The story is narrated by the daughter of a trapeze artist.

4.  Foreshadowing is often an important part of the plot.  In foreshadowing, details hint at coming events.  Writers use this technique to build tension as the action of the plot rises.

5.  What are cataracts?  Why are cataracts significant to the story?  Let’s investigate! Click the link below.  https://nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_f acts https://nei.nih.gov/health/cataract/cataract_f acts  Students often ask or assume that Anna is blind her entire life. Is this true? Reread the first sentence of the story on pg. 47 and answer this question. How do you know?

6.  author background  narrator  narrator’s mother’s profession  narrator’s name?  the three times the narrator owes her mother her existence  gale  How does Anna meet the narrator’s father?  What does Anna learn from the narrator’s father?  Greatest difficulty of Anna’s life?  know specific details of the climax of the story  tabloids  edifice  flashback  foreshadowing  Flying Avalons  capitalization rules for region vs. directional  characterization  dialogue  One detail the press left out about Anna after the tragedy