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The Treasure of Lemon BrownThe Treasure of Lemon Brown

Walter Dean MyersWalter Dean Myers

Setting-used to enhance the overall Setting-used to enhance the overall atmosphere and feeling of the story. atmosphere and feeling of the story. Tenement in Harlem, the inner city. Cool rainy Tenement in Harlem, the inner city. Cool rainy windy gloomy night.windy gloomy night.

Greg Ridley- 14 year old African American boy Greg Ridley- 14 year old African American boy who is not doing so well in Math. His father who is not doing so well in Math. His father lectures him constantly until one night he lectures him constantly until one night he leaves and ends up at Lemon Brownleaves and ends up at Lemon Brown’’s to learn s to learn a great lesson about life.a great lesson about life.

Lemon Brown- old man who is homeless and Lemon Brown- old man who is homeless and stays in an abandoned tenement in Harlem. stays in an abandoned tenement in Harlem. He use to sing the blues until he had no He use to sing the blues until he had no troubles to sing about. His career ended. He troubles to sing about. His career ended. He had a son and a wife but they died. His biggest had a son and a wife but they died. His biggest treasures are an old harmonica and treasures are an old harmonica and newspaper clippingsnewspaper clippings

Theme: Every person has a treasure, and Theme: Every person has a treasure, and parentsparents’’ hopes and expectations for, and pride hopes and expectations for, and pride in, their childin, their child’’s education are a kind of s education are a kind of treasuretreasure

SummarySummary Greg RidleyGreg Ridley’’s father has forbidden him s father has forbidden him

to play basketball until his math grades to play basketball until his math grades improve. Greg leaves the house and improve. Greg leaves the house and seeks shelter in the seeks shelter in the ““homehome”” of homeless of homeless person Lemon Brown, who shares his person Lemon Brown, who shares his treasures and memories with Greg. As treasures and memories with Greg. As a result of this encounter, Greg comes a result of this encounter, Greg comes to a better understanding of his fatherto a better understanding of his father’’s s wishes for him.wishes for him.

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Mother and Daughter

Gary Soto

Protagonists: Yollie Moreno, a pretty, intelligent eighth-grader, and Mrs. Moreno, Yollie’s mother.

Conflicts: Yollie and Mrs. Moreno face internal conflict as they try to reconcile Yollie’s present needs and Mrs. Moreno’s hopes for Yollie’s future. External conflict not having money to get what they want.

Tone: goes from humorous to sad at the beginning of the story, but the overall tone is hopeful. Mrs. Moreno is a survivor, and she has taught Yollie to be a survivor too.

Theme: However poor one is, one can always find something to smile about. Mrs. Moreno has great hopes and expectations hopes and expectations for Yollie. She takes pride in her child for Yollie. She takes pride in her child education, that is greater than having education, that is greater than having money.money.

Mrs. Moreno is saving money for her long-term goal of college for Yollie and refuses to spend a penny of it for a new dress for her daughter to wear to a party. Instead, she dyes Yollie’s white summer dress black. At the outdoor party, as she is dancing with Ernie, the boy she has a crush on, it begins to rain. Drying off inside, Yollie is mortified when she sees black dye dripping out of her dress and she runs home. Confronted by how deeply Yollie has been hurt by her attempts at frugality, Mrs. Moreno cries. The next day, after Ernie calls Yollie to ask for a date, Mrs. Moreno takes some of the money she has been saving, and mother and daughter buy a new outfit that will withstand any weather.

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