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.
Answer:
second choice
Explanation:
explicit means that it is stated clearly and implicit means that it is implied
A. It does not summarize the main points.
D. The name of the character, indicating he or she is going to speak.
Answer:
C. the value of working or skiing, depending on which you would have done rather than go to Hawaii.
Explanation:
Economists implement the term opportunity cost to denote that people have to give up on some things to acquire some other things they desire. As there is a limitation of resources, every time you choose the way to use them, you are at the same time giving up on some other options. In economics, whatever choice you make implies an opportunity cost.
