Kennedy AssassinationKennedy Assassination

November 22, 1963November 22, 1963 JFK was in Dallas JFK was in Dallas

trying to get trying to get support for next support for next year’s election.year’s election.

Dallas had an Dallas had an unfriendly unfriendly reputation towards reputation towards politicians.politicians.

Lee Harvey OswaldLee Harvey Oswald

is listed as the is listed as the shooter, but JFK’s shooter, but JFK’s is, to this day, still is, to this day, still highly debated and highly debated and conspiracy conspiracy theories are theories are manyfold.manyfold.

School Book DepositorySchool Book Depository LHO got a job in this building. He supposedly LHO got a job in this building. He supposedly

shoot JFK from the sixth floor.shoot JFK from the sixth floor.

6th floor

Sixth Floor of the School Book Depository

Sniper’s perchSniper’s perch This was Lee This was Lee

Harvey Oswald’s Harvey Oswald’s view from the 6view from the 6thth floor of the School floor of the School Book DepositoryBook Depository

shot

shot

Sniper perch

The assassination was actually The assassination was actually filmedfilmed

Kennedy was rushed to ParklandKennedy was rushed to Parkland

This plaque sits next to where he was This plaque sits next to where he was fatally shot.fatally shot.

Even today people of all walks of life Even today people of all walks of life share stories about where they were share stories about where they were

and what they were doing when and what they were doing when Kennedy was killed.Kennedy was killed.

The day is part of our national The day is part of our national memory, much like September 11, memory, much like September 11,

2001, when the World Trade Center 2001, when the World Trade Center buildings were destroyed.buildings were destroyed.

This tragic day has affected how we think of ourselves as a nation. In “American History,” the narrator has another important reason to remember the day Kennedy died. The short story has parallel plots (two plots in one story)

CharactersCharactersELENA – 9ELENA – 9thth grade, glasses, loves books, especially grade, glasses, loves books, especially Gone With the WindGone With the Wind, not allowed into Honors class, not allowed into Honors classMR. DEPALMA –short, slick hair, disciplinarian, MR. DEPALMA –short, slick hair, disciplinarian, cried when President Kennedy was killedcried when President Kennedy was killedJEWISH COUPLE – garden, argue, woman JEWISH COUPLE – garden, argue, woman widowedwidowedELENA’S MOTHER – Puerto Rican, religousELENA’S MOTHER – Puerto Rican, religousEUGENE – shy, blonde, tall, Honors classesEUGENE – shy, blonde, tall, Honors classesEUGENE’S MOTHER – redhead, nurse, from EUGENE’S MOTHER – redhead, nurse, from GeorgiaGeorgia