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THERE ARE NO CHILDREN HERE - STUDY GUIDE / BOOK SUMMARY
SYMBOLISM / MOTIFS / IMAGERY / SYMBOLS
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Other elements that are
present in this novel are symbols and metaphors. Symbols
are the use of some unrelated idea to represent something else. Metaphors are
direct comparisons made between characters and ideas. There are many symbols and
metaphors used by the author such as:
1. The neighborhood around
the Horner Homes is described as a metaphor of a beast devouring its children.
2. LaJoe thinks of the neighborhood as a black hole.....
.......14. The rainbow the kids chase is symbolic of the dream, of hope,
and of belief.
KEY FACTS
Title: There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up
in the Other America
Author: Alex Kotlowitz
Date Published: 1991
Meaning of the Title: It refers
to the comment LaJoe, the mother, makes when Kotlowitz asked her permission to
write a book about her children and how they are growing up in the projects. She
says there are no children here, because they have seen and experienced too much
to be children anymore.
Setting: Henry Horner Homes and its
surrounding neighborhoods, Chicago, Illinois, from the summer of 1987 through
September 29, 1989
Protagonist: Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers
Antagonists: The antagonists are many: the social system that creates impoverishment for minorities; the corruption and mismanagement of the Chicago Housing Authority; the gangs and their warfare; and the drugs they sell. The two boys face........
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