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Discussion Board: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 12:49:42 Author: Hennes, Jack <ff_jhennes@seovec.org> Subject: Symbolism  There are two key symbolic items in this story. The first is the Devil's Kiss lipstick. What representation is Zindel making with this item. The second item is the marigolds. Explain how each of the three sets of marigolds, those that received little radiation, those that received moderate radiation, and those closest to the gamma source, represent one fo the main characters in the story.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 14:32:13 Author: Henderly, Elaine A. <elaineh@amanda.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Symbolism  Unfortunately, I did not recognize the symbolism which the lipstick portrayed. I am anxious to hear what other members of this group have to say. I believe that the mutated marigolds represent Tillie. She was really the "mutation". She was the "double bloom, giant stem, and varigated leaf" that resulted from the experiment. The line that made me think about this was, "Some of the mutations will be good ones-wonderful things beyond our dreams..." I think she will overcome the "junk' in her life and be successful.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 15:04:31 Author: Ball, Jasmine <jball@loganhocking.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Symbolism  I'm not sure about the lipstick. Maybe the name has some symbolism in the fact that the name is "Devil's Kiss." Perhaps the mother is a type of devil. She can be a concerned mother one minute and turn into the devil the next.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 08:07:40 Author: Harter, Megan <fh_mharter@seovec.org> Subject: Re: Symbolism  I completely agree with Tillie being the marigold. I also believe that she will be the one to achieve great success and make it out of her environment. I also have to say that I am not sure about the lipstick either. Other than the idea that the lipstick could represent the "craziness" and lifestyle that causes her outlet as she does. It seems that she and her mother both have a little crazy bit in them, and they both apply the devil lipstick often.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 14:29:37 Author: King, Rodney <tl_rking@seovec.org> Subject: Re: Symbolism  The different types of radiation (degrees) refers to personailty development. Some individuals are indifferent to life , the strokers-just going through the strokes-no enjoyment, Others radiate great beauty and impact in a positive way, despite the negatives around them.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 12:54:31 Author: Hennes, Jack <ff_jhennes@seovec.org> Subject: Predictions  Zindel gives a brief glimpse of the lives of Beatrice, Ruth, and Matilda. Based on this glimpse, predict a possible future for each of these characters. At least predict their lives out ten years from the end of the story. Support your predictions with details from the story.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 14:41:32 Author: Henderly, Elaine A. <elaineh@amanda.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Predictions  I like to be an optimist. Maybe Beatrice will someday work her way out of the "depts of hell" and open a tea shop. Tillie will continue to be a "star" in the area of academics and become a professor. Ruth reaches a point in which she must decide what sort of flower she wants to be. Fortunately she takes the positive approach and turns into a "rose". Because of her problems in growing up, she decides to become a counselor.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 08:30:49 Author: Harter, Megan <fh_mharter@seovec.org> Subject: Re: Predictions  I believe that Beatrice and Ruth will end of living together and off of each other for the rest of their lives. I see Ruth as a small version of Beatrice; someone who has not found the strength to pull out of the life they are in. I believe that they will both drink to the excess and live "half-lives". On the other hand, I think that Tillie has found the strength to overcome her home life. I believe that she will receive scholarships to college, and eventually become a scientist on the front of research. I think that the science teacher at school will play a vital role in helping Tillie to meet the success that she obviously strives for.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 09:15:45 Author: Ball, Jasmine <jball@loganhocking.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Predictions  That's a great question. I believe that Beatrice will just keep going slowly crazy and she'll need to be taken care of like Nanny. Who will take care of her? Probably Ruth. And she'll go slowly crazy like her mother. Then Tillie will hopefully come out of this and make something of her life.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 14:33:53 Author: King, Rodney <tl_rking@seovec.org> Subject: Re: Predictions  Tillie will gain much during the next ten years. Because of her creative abilities she will attend college and make wide mark on life. Unfortunately, her family will burden her. Ruth has been too impacted by her mother. She will become a dependent, much like her mother. The word dysfunctional will come to mind. Unlike her mother, who probably needed to be institutionalized, Ruth will be under care by service agencies. my opinion ---you asked

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 12:58:51 Author: Hennes, Jack <ff_jhennes@seovec.org> Subject: Theme  Choose a theme from this story and discuss how Zindel explores it and ultimately comments on its affect on the human condition. For example, how does Zindel explore how poverty affects the characters of his play and how does that relate to real life. There are many other themes such as failure, saddness, etc.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 14:58:43 Author: Henderly, Elaine A. <elaineh@amanda.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Theme  One theme which I think many of us have to face in our own lives is overcoming obstacles. Choosing to be "bitter" or "better" is the choice. Unfortunately, Beatrice has become bitter about those obstacles. She resents the teachers/administrators, Nanny and her family, her ex-husband, and even her daughters. I think Tillie has chosen the "better" route. She had not become tainted by her life and approach to the future. Ruth appears to also be taking the same route as Tille. She looks on the positive side when praising Tillie for her accomplishments.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 08:22:50 Author: Harter, Megan <fh_mharter@seovec.org> Subject: Re: Theme  Failure is a strong theme throughout the book. Zindel displays failure through the mother and other daughter. However Tillie is the one in the family that doesn't succumb to failure. It is obvious that she strives throughout the book, and when she wins the science fair it is obvious that failure is not a choice for this girl.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 09:27:30 Author: Ball, Jasmine <jball@loganhocking.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Theme  I think that this play really hits on mental illness and depression and the fact that there was no help for it at this time period. Beatrice is a sad and pathetic person who feels stuck in her life with no where to go. Should we feel sorry for her? I don't know. Ruth doesn't seem quite right either but is that because of the environment that she has grown up in? probably.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 13:01:17 Author: Hennes, Jack <ff_jhennes@seovec.org> Subject: Character  Children often imitate the actions of their parents yet one of the many stark differences between the girls and Beatrice is that only Beatrice swears during this play. Offer a possible explanation for why this is so and support it with character traits of the main characters.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 19:45:55 Author: Henderly, Elaine A. <elaineh@amanda.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Character  It's possible that Tillie has taken on her teachers as role models and, therefore, emulates their behavior. I do believe, however, that Ruth emulates her mother (smoking her cigarettes) and will soon follow in her footsteps. That's a good question to ask Paul Zindel.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 08:24:29 Author: Harter, Megan <fh_mharter@seovec.org> Subject: Re: Character  I think that both of the girls try to avoid being like their mother. Ruth, even though she has an alterate outlet, tries to not be so much like her mother. Tillie does everything she can to avoid anything related to her mother. She doesn't dress, wear make-up, talk, or act like her mother or sister. Rather than imitate, she imitates to the opposite.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 13:02:11 Author: Hennes, Jack <ff_jhennes@seovec.org> Subject: Character 2  Explain why Beatrice acted the way she did at the end of this story.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 19:51:19 Author: Henderly, Elaine A. <elaineh@amanda.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Character 2  How about any of these adjectives? She's unstable, jealous, looney, schizo, paranoid, disfunctional, mentally imcompetent, depressed, or just plain bizarre.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 14:37:49 Author: King, Rodney <tl_rking@seovec.org> Subject: Re: Character 2  Include dysfunctional. Wow. What a situation for any child to grow up in. Rodney

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 08:26:50 Author: Harter, Megan <fh_mharter@seovec.org> Subject: Re: Character 2  I think that Beatrice acted the way that she did because her daughter's impending success finally caused her to snap. Her daughter was succeeding, and Ruth, the daughter that she could obviously identify with, was excited about Tillie's success. The mother was losing control, and that is one key component to the mother.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 09:28:47 Author: Ball, Jasmine <jball@loganhocking.k12.oh.us> Subject: Re: Character 2  I believe that Beatrice acts the way she does at the end of the play b/c being called the name that she is called at the end by Ruth has pushed her over the edge. It takes her back to a terrible time in her childhood and pushes her over the edge.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 13-Nov-2002 15:02:29 Author: Ball, Jasmine <jball@loganhocking.k12.oh.us> Subject: summary  The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-th-Moon Marigolds is a play about a mother, Beatrice, and her two daughters: Tillie and Ruth. Beatrice (like Paul Zindel's real-life mother) at times loses track of reality. She is very concerned with herself and threatens her children often with killing their pet rabbit (which she does later in the book.) Tillie has been placed in the school science fair with her experiment on the effacts of gamma rays on marigolds and their growth. She wants her mother to come, and her mother is going to, but her sister Ruth calls Beatrice a name that sends her into a drinking spree. Tillie wins the competition and comes home to find that her drunk mother has killed the pet bunny causing Ruth to seizure. It's a bizarre and twisted reality that the family must endure caused by a crazy mother.

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 14:36:07 Author: King, Rodney <tl_rking@seovec.org> Subject: Re: summary  Great summary. I couldn't agree with you more. What a twisted family and book. My concern is for any child left in a predicameent like this. It is an abuse. Rodney

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 14:43:55 Author: King, Rodney <tl_rking@seovec.org> Subject: wordmaster  WebMail - word master -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 1:48 PM From: Rodney King To: "tl_rking" Subject: word master Urgent New ƒºƒnWORD MASTERƒn DATE OF NEXT DISCUSSION:______November 13, 2002__________________________________ NAME: Rodney W. King_________________________________________________________ BOOK: ________The Effect of Gamma Rays o Man in the Moon Marigolds_________________________________________________ Assignment: page _1____ to page _103____ Your job is to choose words from the reading that are either new to you or sound interesting to your ears. Write the word, the page and paragraph where it is found, the dictionary definition, and an original sentence using the word. Write your sentences on the back of this page. You must have at least seven words, but you can always have more. Word Page & Paragraph Definition __circulation page 78, para. 8 movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes anatomical page 86, para. 2 of or relating to the structure of the body convulsion page 55, para. 2 the uncontrolled movement of muscles of the body sanatorium page 50, para. 4 an establishment that provides therapy combined with diet and exercise radioactivity page 8, para 6 the property possessed by some elements or isotopes of spontaneously emitting energetic particles hermaphrodite page 7, para. 2 an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs polonium, radium, uranium page 27, para. 1,2.3, active elements from the periodic table have the same atomic structure throughout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here to enter secure mode. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by WebMail v3.62 -- © Copyright 1995-2001 by Captaris

Current Forum: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Date: 14-Nov-2002 14:45:33 Author: King, Rodney <tl_rking@seovec.org> Subject: wordmaster(gamma rays)  WebMail - word master -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 1:48 PM From: Rodney King To: "tl_rking" Subject: word master Urgent New ƒºƒnWORD MASTERƒn DATE OF NEXT DISCUSSION:______November 13, 2002__________________________________ NAME: Rodney W. King_________________________________________________________ BOOK: ________The Effect of Gamma Rays o Man in the Moon Marigolds_________________________________________________ Assignment: page _1____ to page _103____ Your job is to choose words from the reading that are either new to you or sound interesting to your ears. Write the word, the page and paragraph where it is found, the dictionary definition, and an original sentence using the word. Write your sentences on the back of this page. You must have at least seven words, but you can always have more. Word Page & Paragraph Definition __circulation page 78, para. 8 movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes anatomical page 86, para. 2 of or relating to the structure of the body convulsion page 55, para. 2 the uncontrolled movement of muscles of the body sanatorium page 50, para. 4 an establishment that provides therapy combined with diet and exercise radioactivity page 8, para 6 the property possessed by some elements or isotopes of spontaneously emitting energetic particles hermaphrodite page 7, para. 2 an animal or plant having both male and female reproductive organs polonium, radium, uranium page 27, para. 1,2.3, active elements from the periodic table have the same atomic structure throughout -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here to enter secure mode. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by WebMail v3.62 -- © Copyright 1995-2001 by Captaris