Final Exam: The Disenchantments by student Kellen Basey https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr Characterization, Setting, and Theme en-us 2022-12-13 16:11:52 UTC 2022-12-13 18:54:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f31a.png Characterization: How do the character’s behaviors and underlying motivations contribute to moral dilemmas that influence the plot and theme? s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419397497 2022-12-13 15:53:52 UTC https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419397497 Setting: How do the historical, social, and economic contexts of setting(s) influence the plot, characterization, and theme? s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419411572 2022-12-13 16:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419411572 Theme: What does the novel say about how confronting our pasts helps us face our futures? s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419413853 2022-12-13 16:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419413853 Characterization s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419629289 Colby, the main character and narrator of The Disenchantments, has gotten into situations where he had to contemplate and choose between paths that each both have their own consequences. There was a problem that he encountered very early in the book where he had to make those critical decisions.]]> 2022-12-13 18:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419629289 Characterization s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419635102 He and this girl, Beverly, that is in his band group were planning to go to Europe before college, but Bev got accepted into college already, and didn’t tell Colby for a while until they were getting gas to go on this road trip.]]> 2022-12-13 18:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419635102 Characterization s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419635930 Colby got upset and he was choosing whether to go back home, or to keep going on the trip, since he was the driver. This was a part of the story where he got into a clear dilemma, where he had to adapt to a decision.


]]> 2022-12-13 18:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419635930 Setting s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419640742 The Disenchantments is about a group of teenagers in the modern ages of the United States, and with money not being a problem, the book’s plot worries more about relationships than anything else.]]> 2022-12-13 18:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419640742 Setting s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419643396 This makes the characters very distinguishable about who they are and how they act. The theme is affected by this too, leaving the theme to be about post-high school confusion and/or drama.


]]> 2022-12-13 18:49:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419643396 Theme s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419648697 The Disenchantments subliminally references the confusion and harsh reality of post-high school sociality, by using awkward characters trying to make things work for themselves and each other.]]> 2022-12-13 18:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419648697 Theme s613117 https://padlet.com/s613117/8lyq7qk5mc7lfwmr/wish/2419650028 It taps into the reader's personal memory to reflect on the past and how it compares to what the group of teenagers in this novel experience. This could help us face the future in a way that makes life after school more convenient and understandable. 


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