Eli Flashcards
What personal qualities allow Eli to achieve his dream?
Imaginative and exceptional qualities
These traits empower Eli to navigate his challenging circumstances.
What does Eli demonstrate through his perseverance?
He waits for the boss to come out of the newspaper building
This shows his determination and commitment to his goals.
What does Eli’s experience of nearly drowning symbolize?
Resilience
Eli’s mind refuses to remember the event as a protective measure.
How does Eli manage to continue loving his mother and Lyle despite their drug addiction?
He possesses a strong capacity for love
This reflects his emotional strength and understanding.
What stance does Eli take against Tytus’s expectations?
He refuses to become a drug mule
Eli asserts his independence and values.
Who are the people that provide Eli with unconditional love?
Slim, Mum, August
Their support empowers Eli and affirms his self-worth.
What role do books play in Eli’s life?
They teach him about life, observation, and dreaming
Eli learns to live vicariously through the characters.
According to Dalton, what is crucial for aspiration?
Support
This emphasizes the importance of a supportive environment for achieving dreams.
What do texts suggest about dreaming and resilience?
They indicate that dreaming requires resilience due to opposition from societal expectations
This highlights the challenges faced when pursuing aspirations.
What is Eli’s family situation at age 12?
Broken family, surrounded by drug addiction, crime, dysfunction, poverty, racism, and violence
These factors heavily influence his upbringing.
What aspirations does Eli have for his future?
He wants to live in a higher socioeconomic suburb and become a crime journalist
These aspirations reflect his desire for a better life.
What does Eli learn about the nature of ‘bad men’?
There is no binary; bad men can show good qualities
This realization adds complexity to his understanding of morality.
What societal forces does Eli resist?
Advanced capitalism and toxic masculinity
He seeks to author his own life despite these constraints.
What significant question does Eli grapple with?
What does it mean to be a good man?
This question drives much of his character development.
How does Eli’s relationship with August evolve?
Eli steps back from August’s influence, recognizing the need to recover from trauma
This marks a significant shift in Eli’s understanding of his experiences.
What traumatic memory does Eli begin to confront?
The memory of a car diving into the ocean
This is linked to his father’s actions and his mother’s departure.
What discovery do Eli and Caitlyn make about Tytus?
They find Tytus’s underground bunker containing Lyle’s head and Eli’s missing finger
This revelation is crucial to exposing Tytus’s crimes.
What choice does Eli make at the end of the novel?
He chooses to kiss Caitlyn instead of answering the phone
This signifies his decision to move on from his traumatic past.
