Characterisation and evidence:
Begin a study of the main characters of "In the Lake of the Woods". It may help to do this in a table which you can keep adding to as your reading progresses.
You should also keep a track of the increasing evidence from a wide range of sources about which explores the characters of both John and Kathy Wade. You might like to do this on a pin board like linoit.com or on a word document.
Setting:
There are 2 main settings in the novel, the cabin and the lake, and Vietnam. As you read, jot down notes on each of the different settings. Try to find the links between the 2. For example, when John is in the cabin and pours the boiling water on the plant, the smell reminds him of being in the jungle.
Chapter titles:
Chapter 1 - How unhappy they were - pp. 1-7
Chapter 2 - Evidence - pp. 8-13
Chapter 3 - The nature of loss - pp.14-15
Chapter 4 - What he remembered - pp.16-22
Chapter 5 - Hypothesis - pp.23-24
Chapter 6 - Evidence - pp. 25-30
Chapter 7 - The nature of marriage - pp.31-46
Chapter 8 - How the night passed - pp.47-51
Chapter 9 - Hypothesis - pp.53-58
Chapter 10 - The nature of love - pp. 59-77
Chapter 11 - What he did next - pp.78-95
Chapter 12 - Evidence - pp.96-103
Chapter 13 - The nature of the beast - pp. 104-112
Chapter 14 - Hypothesis - pp.113-199
Chapter 15 - What the questions do - pp.120-136
Chapter 16 - Evidence - pp.137-149
Chapter 17 - The nature of politics - pp.150-166
Chapter 18 - Hypothesis - pp.167-177
Chapter 19 - What was found - pp.178-192
Chapter 20 - Evidence - pp.193-203
Chapter 21 - The nature of the spirit - pp.204-220
Chapter 22 - Hypothesis - pp.221-233
Chapter 23 - What the questions were - pp.120-136
Chapter 24 - Hypothesis - pp.254-257
Chapter 25 - Evidence - pp.258-269
Chapter 26 - The nature of the dark - pp.270-273
Chapter 27 - Hypothesis - pp.274-278
Chapter 28 - How he went away - pp.279-288
Chapter 29 - The nature of the angle - pp.289-291
Chapter 30 - Evidence - pp.292-301
Chapter 31 - Hypothesis - pp.302-306
"In the Lake of the Woods" is a history of America. What does O'Brien mean by this? To help your understanding, read the following information:
Custer and Little Big Horn.
The battle of Little Big Horn.
Little Big Horn Memorial Park.
Questions:
1. List the information from the quotes relevant to the Indian Wars from the novel.
2. Who is Custer?
3. What is the Battle of Little Big Horn?
4. How is it relevant to the novel?
Truth in "In the Lake of the Woods"
Begin a study of the main characters of "In the Lake of the Woods". It may help to do this in a table which you can keep adding to as your reading progresses.
You should also keep a track of the increasing evidence from a wide range of sources about which explores the characters of both John and Kathy Wade. You might like to do this on a pin board like linoit.com or on a word document.
Setting:
There are 2 main settings in the novel, the cabin and the lake, and Vietnam. As you read, jot down notes on each of the different settings. Try to find the links between the 2. For example, when John is in the cabin and pours the boiling water on the plant, the smell reminds him of being in the jungle.
Chapter titles:
Chapter 1 - How unhappy they were - pp. 1-7
Chapter 2 - Evidence - pp. 8-13
Chapter 3 - The nature of loss - pp.14-15
Chapter 4 - What he remembered - pp.16-22
Chapter 5 - Hypothesis - pp.23-24
Chapter 6 - Evidence - pp. 25-30
Chapter 7 - The nature of marriage - pp.31-46
Chapter 8 - How the night passed - pp.47-51
Chapter 9 - Hypothesis - pp.53-58
Chapter 10 - The nature of love - pp. 59-77
Chapter 11 - What he did next - pp.78-95
Chapter 12 - Evidence - pp.96-103
Chapter 13 - The nature of the beast - pp. 104-112
Chapter 14 - Hypothesis - pp.113-199
Chapter 15 - What the questions do - pp.120-136
Chapter 16 - Evidence - pp.137-149
Chapter 17 - The nature of politics - pp.150-166
Chapter 18 - Hypothesis - pp.167-177
Chapter 19 - What was found - pp.178-192
Chapter 20 - Evidence - pp.193-203
Chapter 21 - The nature of the spirit - pp.204-220
Chapter 22 - Hypothesis - pp.221-233
Chapter 23 - What the questions were - pp.120-136
Chapter 24 - Hypothesis - pp.254-257
Chapter 25 - Evidence - pp.258-269
Chapter 26 - The nature of the dark - pp.270-273
Chapter 27 - Hypothesis - pp.274-278
Chapter 28 - How he went away - pp.279-288
Chapter 29 - The nature of the angle - pp.289-291
Chapter 30 - Evidence - pp.292-301
Chapter 31 - Hypothesis - pp.302-306
"In the Lake of the Woods" is a history of America. What does O'Brien mean by this? To help your understanding, read the following information:
Custer and Little Big Horn.
The battle of Little Big Horn.
Little Big Horn Memorial Park.
Questions:
1. List the information from the quotes relevant to the Indian Wars from the novel.
2. Who is Custer?
3. What is the Battle of Little Big Horn?
4. How is it relevant to the novel?
Truth in "In the Lake of the Woods"