Jean lives with her mother and her two brothers after the death of her father. After the funeral, all their lives back to normal. However, everyone treat them in a sympathy way. They take over care to Jean’s family. At school, classmates look her in a different way, asking the death of her father, and teachers talk to her about what her father did or said. Jean learns all the things that her father did. She has to take over her father’s job. One day, one of her brother says he don’t care about Jean’s feelings, it makes their mother angry. This stern face reminds them of their father, and then they all cry. This is the first time that Jean have completely relieved from her bad mood since her father died. In this way, Jean feels she can face the reality , and she can also walk out from her grief in the past.
Analysis: Judy Troy’s “Secrets” teaches readers that overcoming adversity, keeping one’s emotions hidden, and experiencing cruelty as an adolescent are parts of growing up. If one is going through problems, open up and tell someone. As readers reflect on Jean’s experiences, it’s easy to relate – love, loss, and the confusion that results from both, is a universal experience. The main character must overcome adversity, she keeps her emotions hidden as many continue to do, and she experiences the cruelty that is a part of most teenagers' lives.
Q&A
1. What kind of forms does Jean’s mother fill out ? (a) Forms from insurance company (b) Resume (c)forms from the work
2. What things make her never have her same trouble falling sleep and can face the reality that her father died? (a) After she go to shool with her classmate (b) After teacher say something to her (c) After their mother say something sharply like their father
3. what attitude others treat to them make Jean’s mom very angry? (a)sympathy (b)surprise (c)happy
4. who helps Jean to correct her assignment? (a)Nancy (b)Nelly (c)Nina
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Analysis:
Judy Troy’s “Secrets” teaches readers that overcoming adversity, keeping one’s emotions hidden, and experiencing cruelty as an adolescent are parts of growing up. If one is going through problems, open up and tell someone. As readers reflect on Jean’s experiences, it’s easy to relate – love, loss, and the confusion that results from both, is a universal experience.
The main character must overcome adversity, she keeps her emotions hidden as many continue to do, and she experiences the cruelty that is a part of most teenagers' lives.
Q&A
1. What kind of forms does Jean’s mother fill out ?
(a) Forms from insurance company (b) Resume (c)forms from the work
2. What things make her never have her same trouble falling sleep and can face the reality that her father died?
(a) After she go to shool with her classmate (b) After teacher say something to her (c) After their mother say something sharply like their father
3. what attitude others treat to them make Jean’s mom very angry?
(a)sympathy (b)surprise (c)happy
4. who helps Jean to correct her assignment?
(a)Nancy (b)Nelly (c)Nina
Aswer: c c a a
Vocabulary:
1. cookout:野炊聚餐
2. utility room:家庭用具室
3. carpet:毛毯；地毯
4. corduroy:綾紋布
5. jumper:無袖上衣
6. algebra:代數學
7. trip over:絆倒
8. mascara:睫毛膏
9. radiator:暖氣機
10. quarter:(美)兩角五分錢硬幣
11. woodpecker:啄木鳥
12. sweetgum:香楓
13. patch:一小塊土地
14. touchdown:底線得分
15. cancel out:抵償
16. spit ball 小紙團