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Title: Z for Zachariah Author: Robert C. O’Brien Genre: Realistic Fiction Publisher: New York:

Atheneum Publication Date: 1975

In My Own Words Ana is a 16 year old girl who is seemingly the only person left alive.

Soon an person comes named Mr. Loomis an scientist wearing an safe suit that protects him from the radiation killing people. Ana getting afraid and hides in a cave to keep an eye on him or else he was much stronger and could do anything to her. After a while Mr. Loomis didn’t come out of his tent and Ana went to check and found out he was sick and helped him up and learned something's about him.

Mr. Loomis was treating Ana very bad by giving her do so much work. Mean while Mr. Loomis grabbed her hand and didn’t let go until Ana slapped him and she ran. Then at night lived in the cave where she stayed before to keep an eye on Mr. Loomis. Soon after an while Ana stayed away from the house and Mr. Loomis always trying to find ways to hunt down and bring her to the house.

But soon Ana had made an plan and get out of the valley by stealing the safe suit. As soon as Ana wanted to leave she wanted to meet Mr. Loomis before leaving but Mr. Loomis came with an gun. And all Mr. Loomis wanted was not to be lonely but Ana opened is eyes. Then Ana left and Mr. Loomis saying “I saw birds in the west go to the west. Ana had knew that she must go to the west.

Character Traits of Ana • Nice

• Hard worker

• Responsible

• Calm

• Ana never thought bad of Mr. Loomis even though he treated her so bad and did a lot for him

• Ana strived hard to do everything Mr. Loomis told her and never told him I’m too tired to do that job.

• Ana was taking good care of Mr. Loomis and helped him in every possible way by check him and making him food.

• Stayed clam during when Mr. Loomis had behaved with her by grabbing her and didn’t get angry with him or had bad thoughts for him.

Plot or Storyline

When Mr. Loomis had came to the valley he passed an hill and reached Ana’s house and stayed there. Until he got very sick and Ana had to help and she had exposed that there is another person alive to Mr. Loomis.

After Mr. Loomis got better he forced Ana to do so much work like planting and everything needed to survive. Until Mr. Loomis Grabbed her hand and didn’t let go and Ana had slapped and never wanted to come back home and Mr. Loomis then started to hunt for her while she was hiding in the valley.

Ana had made a plan to escape the valley and take the safe suit to be safe from the radiation from killing her. Mr. Loomis had been treated very bad hunting her shooting at her. She had stole the safe suit and wanted to meet Mr. Loomis for last time. He had bring a gun but all he wanted was not to be alone. Ana had opened his eyes saying “ You will be alone if you kill me like you killed Edward and found no person until know.” Mr. Loomis had let Ana go and told her that he had signs of life in the west and then Ana had left.

Setting – Time and Place• Question: What questions (about characters, plot, setting, or

any general wonderings) do you have so far? • Answer : The question I have is that why isn’t, Ana ask Mr.

Loomis about the war and what had happened to cause such a terrible war. Also if is there anybody left in the country to find help and make everything better.

• Summary : Ana found that guy didn’t come out of the tent had a closer look and found him really sick and exposed herself and helped. Ana got to know the guy studied radiation which was killing everyone when the enemy bombed. His name is Mr. Loomis a scientist. And she wrapped him up food and take good care until he got well.

• Connection/Conflict : Ana was thinking if I should help him or not by fighting her own conscience and she did help until Mr. Loomis got well.

• Personal Opinion : I think she did I good job to help a stranger and make him better. Instead of letting Mr. Loomis die. Go to Venn Diagram

Valley Cousin’s house

Stores nearby

Near major city(Seattle)

Kent, WA

Animals

Dog

Open land

School nearby

School far

Has lots of trees and woodland area

Has neighbors right by

Shed

Gets really dark

Conflict• The main conflict in this book was Man vs. Nature • Question : What is one problem in the book, and how could it be solved? • Answer: The book didn’t tell how the war had started. How this problem

can be solved is by reading more in the book. • Summary: Ana getting to understand the whole war and the radiation

from Mr. Loomis. Ana had thoughts of marrying Mr. Loomis at the age of 17. Mr. Loomis was getting better and figuring out new things like fishing with Ana. But Mr. Loomis got sick and had to go back home. Also Mr. Loomis was acting weird too.

• Connection/Conflict: Ana is being friends with Mr. Loomis or may even marry him in the future. The conflict is Mr. Loomis personality went to see where Ana went and kept looking at her while she was gardening for food.

• Personal Opinion: Persons alone after a year have just acted as if there were no more people hard to believe and getting excited to met each other.

Meaningful Passage

•“I am afraid. Someone is coming. “

I picked this meaningful passage because there might be a sign of still more people could be living. There could still be people left alive after the war. Also because this story was mainly about the “Someone” named Mr. Loomis a scientist. Who was not the nicest person to Ana which “I am Afraid” means to me. Ana was afraid that Mr. Loomis could be bad and then he could do anything to me like as he was making her do so much work, made her stay out of her house, ate food raw, and also he hunted her down trying to shoot her in leg.

Symbolism• Question : What symbols do you see in your book? What do they mean? • Answer: A broken heart is the symbol I see in my book. Ana losing her

family and everyone alone with Mr. Loomis whose personality is turning weird and he had grabbed Ana’s hand and didn’t let go. Then after he let go Ana had felt like crying and slept at night in the cave which Mr. Loomis didn’t know about. Broken heart meaning no safe place, hatred, no love, and sadness.

• Connection/Conflict: Mr. Loomis was acting like a show called “Colony” trying to make a permanent spot for living at Burden Hill He had also found a way to make gasoline things work by pumping out gas from gas stations and had plans for hydroelectricity. Mr. Loomis might have a problem with him because he’s acting so weird about the suit and would kill anybody who tried to wear because he thinks the person won’t come back and he’ll just die just as he killed Edward. Mr. Loomis might have a bad side which is selfish.

• Personal Opinion: People should never be selfish because being selfish makes you do real bad stuff that you would never do.

Theme• Question : What is your book’s theme? What evidence do

you have to support your thinking? • Answer: Selfish never helps only makes things worse • Connection/Conflict: Mr. Loomis killed Edward for just

trying to find his family over being selfish from being alone. But didn’t find any more people while coming to Burden Hill and now wanted to shot Ana from leaving but just wanted for being alone but because of him being selfish caused him to be alone of the suit. Conflict was Mr. Loomis deciding to shoot Ana when leaving or let her go. (Man vs. Self)

• Personal Opinion: Mr. Loomis did a good thing to let Ana go away from the Valley.