Zazoo

3 books:
To Kill a Mokingbird by Harper Lee
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Chreech
Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

Question:
Characters communicate in many different ways in this text. They write poetry, letters, talk, and some characters choose not to speak to one another. Which do you feel is the most powerful form of communication in the text? Will adolescents relate to these forms of communication and learn which one works best for them?

Comments:
Zazoo writes about a gray in her poetry. It is unclear in the text who this gray cat is but in the last poem the reader finds out that the cat is Grand Pierre. The last stanza talks about how the the girl cat besides him, which is Zazoo, will always remember the times they shared together and that they will never be apart becuase he will always be in her heart. Grand Pierre is very important to Zazoo and that explains why the gray cat is an important symbol throughout the text.


Mary Ellen Korby