Directions : The members of the Tuck family have mixed feelings about living forever. Use the chart below to note their different attitudes (summarize each character’s feelings about living forever). Then, find evidence in the story to back up your claim (this must be copied word for word from the book!). Be sure to include page numbers!!! :)
Feelings about Clues from the
Character living forever story (Claim) (2 or more pieces of evidence)
Angus Tuck is not in “I was having that
favor of living forever dream again, the good Angus (Tuck) one where we’re all in heaven and never heard of Treegap”(Babbitt pg. 9-10) “Can you picture what that means? Forever? The wheel would keep on going round, the water rolling by to the ocean, but the people would’ve turned into nothing but rocks by the side of the road” (Babbitt pg. 64)
Mae Tuck is not in “We got to take you
favor of living forever home with us. That’s Mae and is tired of living. the plan. Tuck-- he’ll want to talk it out, make sure you see why you can’t tell no one” (Babbitt pg. 43) “Mae Tuck didn’t need a mirror… her reflection had long since ceased to interest her” (Babbitt pg. 12)
Miles Tuck is not in “My wife, she finally
favor of living forever made up her mind I’d Miles because it made him sold my soul to the lose his family. Devil. She left me. She went away and she took the children with her” (Babbitt pg. 39) “Her name was Anna. Lord, how sweet she was, that child! It’s queer to think that she’d be close to eighty now if she’s even still alive”(Babbitt pg. 84)
Jesse is in favor of “Listen, Ma and Pa and
living forever. Miles, they don’t know Jesse how to enjoy what we got” (Babbitt pg. 72) Why, heck. Winnie life’s to enjoy yourself, isn’t it? What else is it good for? That’s what I say. And you and me, we could have a good time that never stopped.