Little Things Are Big-Characterization

What would you ask the Black man if you had a chance to speak to him?. How has the character changed over the years? How has the incident years ago affected him now?

Little Things Are Big comments

L4T-08 post a comment and then read your classmates' comments and respond to one person. 1. If you were in a similar situation as the white woman--alone, late at night, scared--and a strange person approached you--what would you do? What would your reaction be? 2. Why do you think she was out alone at night? What questions would you like to ask her?

Identifying Conflicts in Little Things Are Big

Many works of literature develop around conflict. Characters may face several types of conflict including self vs. self, self vs. person, self vs. society, and self vs. nature. In Little Things Are Big Colon struggles with both internal and external conflicts. Choose three different types of conflict that Jesus Colon faces over the course of the story. In the table below,

1. Describe the conflict
2. Identify what type of conflict
3. Explain if and how each conflict is resolved
Conflict Type of Conflict Resolution

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2




3



Next, rewrite the ending of Little Things Are Big so that Colon approaches the woman, addressing one of these conflicts. (How does the woman respond to Colon's actions? What impact does this have on Colon?)

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