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Where Have You Gone Charming Billy Journal Question. Is there such a thing as being “scared to death?” Give three examples of situations that are so frightening that they may cause intense fear. Setting. 1970 Vietnam war Jungle. Hint of the Problem. Paul Berlin is ashamed of his fear.
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Where Have You Gone Charming Billy Journal Question Is there such a thing as being “scared to death?” Give three examples of situations that are so frightening that they may cause intense fear.
Setting • 1970 Vietnam war • Jungle
Hint of the Problem • Paul Berlin is ashamed of his fear
Charming Billy Vocab • Primitive – existing in or from the time of the earliest humans • Silhouette – outline of a dark shape against a background of light • Diffuse - unfocused
Vocab continued • Conical – in a cone shape • Inertia – the tendency for an object set in motion to stay in motion • Casually - in an informal or unconcerned manner
Vocab continued • Consolation - act of comforting • Transparent - capable of being seen through • Execute - tot perform or carry out
Exposition (characters) • Paul Berlin – protagonist ( dynamic character) • Billy Boy Watkins – static character does not change (he dies, but his DEATH is not a change in BEHAVIOR) • Toby- the soldier who helps Paul Berlin deal with his fear and panic ( static character)
Lit terms covered in CB • Protagonist – main character who undergoes a change • Minor character – a character in the story who does not develop or change, (static) but helps to push the plot along • Inference - judging the text without having read word for word what the author means to imply
Internal conflict – person vs. self • External conflict - a force outside the protagonist with whom he or she struggles
D.O.L. Oct. 16th • Both Billy Boy and Paul’s perception of the viet nam war was a gripping searing fear. • ( 2 punctuation 3 capitalization)