Students’ Questions about Literature Page 62

A friar is a member of the mendicant orders who follows the Rule of St. Francis. In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is a Franciscan friar who helps Romeo and Juliet throughout the play.

Jordan described Daisy’s background as “a little too fresh.” She was born into a wealthy family and had never had to work a day in her life.

The scar is a symbol of the destruction of the island. It is also a symbol of the boys’ descent into savagery.

The best examples of irony in Frankenstein are when the creature is mistaken for a monster and when he is rejected by society.

Romeo and Juliet end up dead, side by side in each other’s arms, after Romeo kills himself when he believes Juliet is dead.

Jay Gatsby’s real name was James Gatz and he was born into a poor family in North Dakota.

It took Odysseus 10 years to get home from the Trojan War.

Romeo and Juliet die because they both committed suicide.

The conflicts in Night are the struggles that the Jews face in the concentration camps and the conflict that Elie Wiesel faces within himself.

Candy is an old, disabled man who works on the ranch.