golden pants Flashcards
Where does Roger’s mother acquire most of the fabric for the
clothes she makes for her children?
Roger’s mother primarily sources fabric from the church’s sacristy. The Parish Priest provides her with cassocks, worn religious banners, and other Church linen fabric.
Roger is the youngest child and benefits from his mother’s
experience with his older brothers t or f ?
Roger is the oldest child; his mother learns on him - his younger
siblings’ clothes are improved versions of Roger’s.
Where does Roger’s mother get the fabric for Roger’s golden
pants?
The fabric for Roger’s golden pants comes from a 1920 Cadillac’s
interior that his uncle brought home after a wealthy client of his
brought in a 1920 Cadillac to be refurbished in his garage.
How does Roger feel about wearing his new pants to school?
Whose reaction is he especially worried about?
Roger feels like everyone is going to make fun of him and he is going to
be embarrassed to wear these pants around his friends. Roger is most
worried about the reaction of Henri Fontaine - the class bully.
In which month does Roger’s mother complete sewing his
golden pants?
Roger’s mom finishes the golden pants on the 28th of May (the month
of the Virgin Mary = local color – Catholic Church) at 5pm
Who lies and makes Roger get in trouble for throwing chalk at
the teacher?
Henri Fontaine is the one who lies and gets Roger in trouble by
throwing the chalk at the teacher.
What prevents Roger from feeling any pain?
The thing that prevents Roger from feeling any pain are his thick golden
pants that his mother sewed for him.
How does the class discover that Roger is innocent?
While Roger is being flailed with the ruler, a voice cries out telling the
teacher that it was Fontaine who threw the chalk.
The golden pants literally save Roger’s behind, but they also
have a figurative meaning. What do the golden pants come to
symbolize for the protagonist?
The golden pants symbolize Roger’s courage, and his classmates admire
that. I think the golden pants represent that we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The pants may have looked bad on the outside, but they really showed Roger’s strength in the end.
