Question

name: date: stale character analysis organizer - good country people chosen prompt: circle one: 1. hulga’s wooden leg as a symbol 2. manley pointer as a foil directions: for each box you will respond to the number that matches your chosen prompt. answer each question and find a piece of evidence from the text that supports your characterization. stale evidence collection speech guiding questions 1. what does hulga say that reveals her beliefs or arrogance? 2. how does manley’s speech shift before vs. after the reveal? text evidence what it reveals thoughts guiding questions 1. what does hulga believe about her intelligence or superiority? 2. what assumptions does she make about manley? text evidence & response: what it reveals:

Explanation:

This organizer focuses on analyzing Hulga from Good Country People (chosen prompt 1: Hulga's wooden leg as a symbol, addressed through her speech and thoughts):

1. Speech Section:

• Text evidence comes from Hulga declaring, "I'm as atheist as you can get" and dismissing her mother's beliefs as "simple-minded."
• This reveals her arrogant conviction that her intellectual, secular views make her superior to others around her.

1. Thoughts Section:

• Text evidence: Hulga thinks to herself that Manley Pointer is "just a simple country boy" who will be easily manipulated by her, and she believes her PhD in philosophy makes her far more intelligent than everyone in her small town.
• This reveals her deep-seated sense of intellectual superiority, and her assumption that rural, seemingly naive people are beneath her and can be controlled, which blinds her to Manley's true nature.

Answer:

Speech

Text Evidence	What it Reveals

Thoughts

Text Evidence & Response	What it reveals: