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Plot Analysis

•Complete the Freytag Pyramid

Objective Summary

Greg wants to play basketball and resents his father’s not letting him because of poor grades. He meets a homeless old blues singer names Lemon Brown who speaks of a great treasure.

Thugs come to steal the treasure, but Greg and Brown risk their lives to save it. Brown reveals the treasure is a harmonica and old newspaper clippings of his blues performances that his son kept while fighting overseas. They were sent back to him after his son died in the military.

1 B.

•The thugs are fought off, and Greg returns home with new insight about family ties.

2. a. Point of View

•The point of view is third person, limited to Greg.

2. b. Speculate

•It helps keep the treasure secret and focuses on Greg’s feelings and changes.

3.

•Greg has learned how much he loves his father in spite of the lectures.

4. a.

•One theme is family ties are very valuable.

4. b. Evaluate

•The changing relationships of characters,•Greg’s conflict and its resolution, and•The symbol of the treasure all help to convey the theme.

5. a.

What it Says What it Means

Why it is Important

That was my treasure, and when I give it to him he treated it just like that, a treasure.

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