The Graveyard Book Important Episodes
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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Lesson Plans by Bridget Baudinet
Neil Gaiman’s Gothic fantasy The Graveyard Book is a unique and compelling adventure. As it follows the life of a boy raised by the dead, the story manages to provide powerful messages for its living readers.
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The Graveyard Book episodic structure
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- BEFRIENDING SCARLETT
- CAPTURED BY GHOULS
- FIGHTING MO AND NICK
- Where did he go? Something is really really wrong.
- MEETING LIZA
- we don't forget
- E. H.
- Scarlett is the first living friend that Bod makes, beginning when they are five and redeveloped when they are young teens. Her friendship drives Bod toward maturity and leads him to desire life outside the graveyard.Through Scarlett, he discovers the secret of his past. Her safety also motivates him to successfully fight the Jacks of all Trade.
- Being captured by ghouls teaches Bod an important lesson. Suddenly, Bod comes to respect Mrs. Lupescu and the training she gave him. His narrow escape from the ghouls teaches him to trust the adults who guide and protect him. It also opens his eyes to the dangers that surround him.
- Fighting Mo and Nick reveals Bod's kind heart and sense of justice. He haunts them in order to end their bullying. His interactions with them convince him that he cannot truly enjoy life in the real world as long as he is a marked man. He is also noticed by the outside world, jeopardizing his safety.
- Bod's interactions with Liza reflect his goodness and willingness to think for himself. Although he is told not to venture into Liza's disreputable section of the graveyard, Bod judges that Liza is no threat. He goes out of his way to get her a gravestone and bring some happiness to her melancholy existence.
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