Story: balboa (collections) 1. How does the main character change or fail to change?

2. What qualities does the main character possess?

3. How do these qualities determine his or her reaction to the conflict?

4. What message is the author conveying through the way the character’s traits influence his or her reactions?

Plot:

5. What is the major conflict in the story?

6. How does this conflict lead to other problems?

7. How is the conflict resolved?

8. Is there a lesson to be learned from the way the conflict is resolved?

THEME:

9. Considering the information you wrote about in the questions above, write a 1 sentence summary of a THEME found in Balboa.