Chapter 16...
Chapter 16:
Key Vocabulary:
Focus Questions:
1. At what point do you think Abel went from being a 'boy' to a 'man'?
2. If Abel Jackson didn't meet or marry Stella, what might the ending have been?
3. What influence do you think Dora Jackson's life and memory will have on Baby Dora?
4. If you had access to all resources, how would you have dealt with living in Longboat bay?
5. Why is Blueback valuable to the storyline?
6. How are the events of chapter 1 and chapter 16 symbolic?
Summary:
Abel never regretted coming back to the bay, they went back to being scientists and people visited from all over the world. On Dora’s third birthday they took her into the sea, Blueback came out of the rocks and brushed against her, she freezes but Blueback is very gentle and Dora accepts him too.
Key Vocabulary:
Focus Questions:
1. At what point do you think Abel went from being a 'boy' to a 'man'?
2. If Abel Jackson didn't meet or marry Stella, what might the ending have been?
3. What influence do you think Dora Jackson's life and memory will have on Baby Dora?
4. If you had access to all resources, how would you have dealt with living in Longboat bay?
5. Why is Blueback valuable to the storyline?
6. How are the events of chapter 1 and chapter 16 symbolic?
Summary:
Abel never regretted coming back to the bay, they went back to being scientists and people visited from all over the world. On Dora’s third birthday they took her into the sea, Blueback came out of the rocks and brushed against her, she freezes but Blueback is very gentle and Dora accepts him too.