Al Capone Does My Shirts Quote Analysis - Chs 5-8 by Lisa Hunt https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a “can’t see the forest for the trees” en-us 2017-11-11 15:28:15 UTC 2021-10-14 18:57:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/181559217/f234ca3312b5da750bebdb956c3b71a4/al_capone.jpg Quote Analysis mackenzie_hadden https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221501075
“can’t see the forest for the trees”

Speaker and Audience:Who said this? Who is it said to?


 | Mrs. McCraw was saying it to Moose
Context:What is happening (plot elements) in the story when it is being said?


 | She was talking about how she should focus on her “one good boy”
Significance:What does the quote mean? What does it reveal about the characters/conflict/theme?


 | It shows that his mom and her cousin didn’t get along well after what happened that day and with what she said.
Connections: What does this quote mean to you? What connections can you make with this quote (yourself, world, other books)?




 | Well I can’t necessarily say that I can connect with this quote but with other books I have read, there have been characters who have been offended with what others have said.
Analyze:Explain significance, tone/mood, literary device:“The author is trying to make us see that…” | The author probably wanted us to see that Moose's mother had some conflicts with other characters and that it probably affected him in some sort of ways.
Images:Include 3 images that connect with the quote (they can be Bitmoji images), and explain why you chose them? |
She said the word forest
She accused of her not seeing a certain thing
She was upset about what Mrs. McCraw said.
]]> 2018-01-15 17:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221501075 Quote Analysis kamber_pekarske https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221535579 2018-01-15 21:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221535579 Quote Analysis kamber_pekarske https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221535585 ¨Can´t see the forest for the tree´s"
Speaker and Audience: Who said this? Who is it said to?

Mrs.McCraw said this to Moose.
Context: What is happening(plot elements) in the story when it is being said?
Mrs.McCraw went to Moose´s house, to talk with his mother. She told Mooses mother that Natalie should be put in a Asylum, and that she should focus on Moose. Mooses mother orders Mrs.McCraw out, and she forgets her purse inside. When Moose brings out her purse, she says this to him.

What does this quote mean? What does it reveal about the characters, conflict, and theme?
The quote means that Mooses mother cannot see the obvious. It reveals that Natalie is misunderstood by many people, who have never lived with her and make judgments based on what they see. I think it is part of the theme, how people don´t understand Natalie.

What does this quote mean?

This quote means that sometimes things can be right in front of you, and you can't see them. Some people don't want to see those things, I personally think we only remember what we want to. If we do remember negative things, we try to block them out, pretend they never happened to us. Because that is easier than actually thinking about the situation.

Explain Significance
The way she says this, and the circumstances, make this statement seem a bit cruel and careless. The author is trying to make us see that few people understand Natalie, and how her brain works. I don't think many people even try to talk about her, they just make quick judgments.

Include 3 images
This picture reminds me of the quote, because it is almost like you are  blind, you don´t want to see the truth.
This picture reminds me of the quote, because you choose to ignore the truth. 
This picture reminds me of the quote, because even though there is a forest, it says the ¨Tree is obscuring the view¨ But the tree is part of the forest, so clearly, you should be able to see the forest.

]]> 2018-01-15 21:11:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221535585 jordan_deisinger https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221535914 Mrs mcgraw said it to to him about his mom 

She is saying she's sorry his mom can't see the forest for the trees.
 Its happening he be there having a conversation about her mom.

It means that you can't just see whats right in front of you like if you lose something and its in front of you you can't just see it 

Well if i like lose something its always like right in front of me or in my pocket and i don't see it so that's how it connects to me.

She's feeling mad because shes saying it in a toned mood and the mom just said to her not to come here again so she's mad at the mom.

]]> 2018-01-15 21:13:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221535914 quote analy douglas_haima https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221923151 Mrs. McCraw. The momś second cousin. She says this to Moose.
Mrs. McCraw was talking with the mom about putting Natalie in an asylum.  She said it as the humane thing to do, but the mom did not like that. So the mom had her leave and she forgot her knitting bag so Moose ran it out to her and that is when Mrs. McCraw said it to him.
I think that it means that family is to close to see things in a different way because it may make them feel like they are being mean. It reveals us that the family is very close with each other and like to keep everybody together. 
I think that people should get help with whatever they need.  If that means sending someone to a special place for them to get help then that is what needs to be done.The author is trying to make us see that sometimes very hard decisions have to be made in a family and it may make some family members sad even tho it is a good decision.

]]> 2018-01-17 00:43:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/221923151 Quote Analysis taryn_smits https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/222108810 Mooses mom's second cousin Mrs. McCraw said it to Moose.

 Moose is remembering when she came to visit and told Mooses mom that she should put Natale in an Asylum because it is the humane thing to do.

The quote means that she is blind to the obvious thing, even though she is not that is just what Mrs.McCraw said she was, which reveals she is mean and kind of a big jerk.

This quote means to me that Mrs.McCraw is a jerk because Natalie does not need to be put in an Asylum. A connection that I can make is one time I went to Mt.Olympus with my cousin Sawyer, and he has down syndrome, he got so many looks and stares all around which i didn't understand at the time but I think it is just kinda stupid.

The author is trying to make us see by the tone that Mrs.McCraw is angry and her mood is mad.



She used forest as her example.
Mooses mom was angry and so was Mrs. McCraw
Mrs Mc. Craw said that Mooses mom couldnt see that she shoud be put in an Asylum. Well she didnt say it, she implied it. ]]> 2018-01-17 15:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/222108810 quote analysis cameron_leffler https://padlet.com/Mrs_Hunt_/hwufp4vbs73a/wish/227092312 mrs mccraw 
Mrs. McCraw is visiting moose and having tea and cinnamon nut cake  An expression used of someone who is too involved in the details of a problem to look at the situation as a whole
Sometimes i don’t realize that something else is happening  hey are trying to show us that mooses mom is to caught up in other stuff she don't see what she needs to see 

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