The Giant’s House is a fiction novel written by Elizabeth McCracken and published in 1996.
1. Characters
- James Sweatt: A 11-year-old boy who suffers from gigantism which makes him the world’s tallest man.
- The Narrator, Peggy Cort, who is a spinster librarian
2. Plot
The novel is about a librarian, Peggy Cort who falls in love with a young boy, James Sweatt. James went to the library to look for books about people like him (giants) and Peggy tries to help him find the type of books he is looking for.
3. Conflict
The emotional state of James presents a conflict to Peggy, the narrator, so, she is very cautious about when answering him. Peggy is also upset about telling James to look for books under the category “giant”.
4. Setting
The setting of the novel is in a small-town library in the year 1955.
5. Point of view
The narrator is careful of what she says to James due to his emotional state.
6. Theme
There are many themes portrayed in the novel. One of them is the difficulties of being an outcast with disabilities. Another theme is the transforming power of love. A third theme is forgiveness when somebody has been unfairly treated.
As for this problem, the most probable and the most likely answer for this would be D. my father drove me to the field where the team practices.
On the first option, I told my parents I wanted to play on the softball team this year, there isn't an adverb clause to be found. On the second option, do you play on any of the local sports teams, there isn't an adverb clause to be found, too. On the third option, I believe the team practices on Monday and Thursday afternoons, there isn't an adverb clause to be found again. On the last option, my father drove me to the field where the team practices, the adverb clause would be where the team practices.
What is the most likely reason that Chaucer begins The Canterbury Tales’ prologue with a description of spring?
<span>• to surprise the reader by connecting spring to the idea of a long journey </span>
<span>• to indicate the short period of time available to make a pilgrimage </span>
<span>• to establish a mood of........ i believe this is what your looking for</span>
