B Trolls Eye View_SE_JLG Guide.pdf - Junior Library Guild
B Trolls Eye View_SE_JLG Guide.pdf - Junior Library Guild
B Trolls Eye View_SE_JLG Guide.pdf - Junior Library Guild
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Making Connections<br />
Do you identify with the main character in this story? Do you share any of her<br />
frustrations in dealing with her sisters? Explain your answer.<br />
Responding to the Story<br />
1. What worries do the younger sisters have as the soldier decides which one will be his<br />
wife?<br />
2. Do you think the oldest sister expected the soldier to choose her as his wife? Is that<br />
why she helped him earlier in the story? Explain your answer.<br />
Analyzing the Writing: Characterization<br />
Ellen Kushner’s oldest princess is not exactly like the one in the original fairy tale by the<br />
Brothers Grimm. Look at the chart below that describes the girl. Complete the chart with<br />
information about how the character in this fractured fairy tale is similar to or different<br />
from the one in the Grimms version.<br />
The oldest princess<br />
The oldest princess<br />
The Brothers Grimm<br />
liked being the oldest because<br />
she was in charge of all the<br />
others.<br />
enjoyed going to the dances<br />
and being with the princes.<br />
Ellen Kushner<br />
The oldest princess<br />
The oldest princess<br />
The oldest princess<br />
thought the youngest princess<br />
was behaving like a baby.<br />
didn’t care that the men who<br />
tried to find out where they’d<br />
gone were killed for their<br />
failures.<br />
knew nothing about the old<br />
woman in the woods.<br />
The oldest princess<br />
was as selfish and unkind as all<br />
the other princesses.<br />
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