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The Big Wave

Pearl S. Buck
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35 pages • 1 hour read

Pearl S. Buck

The Big Wave

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1947

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  • Summary

  • Background

    • Chapter Summaries & Analyses

  • Chapter 1

  • Chapter 2

  • Chapter 3

  • Chapter 4

  • Character Analysis

  • Themes

  • Symbols & Motifs

  • Important Quotes

  • Essay Topics

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  • Discussion Questions

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    What is the purpose or benefit of making Kino, rather than Jiya, the primary point-of-view character?

    2.

    How would you describe the tone of the novella? What does this tone contribute to the reader’s experience of the narrative?

    3.

    Compare/contrast Kino’s father and the Old Gentleman. How do their similarities and differences contribute to either the plot or themes?

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