Plot
1. What is the setting of the novel?
1. The setting of the novel is in Texas at the Kelby's farm during the dustbowl.
2. How does the setting affect the character and the events?
2. The setting affects the character and the events because the dust is ruining the families crops and killing there animals. The dust in Texas is destroying everything they have worked for.
3. What are the conflicts of the novel?
3. The conflicts of the novel are her family is trying to beat the dust so they can make money and B.J.'s hand got burned in a accident and now she cant play piano, also she lost her mother and brother. She then abandons her father and leaves home. Bille Jo is wanting to start a new life out of the dust.
4.Which conflicts do the end of the novel resolve?
4. During the end of the story Billie Jo reconnects with her father and the doctor says she can soon play piano again because her hands are better. She also is out of the dust since she now has a new life because Louise is in her life and she is like a replacement Ma.
1. What is the setting of the novel?
1. The setting of the novel is in Texas at the Kelby's farm during the dustbowl.
2. How does the setting affect the character and the events?
2. The setting affects the character and the events because the dust is ruining the families crops and killing there animals. The dust in Texas is destroying everything they have worked for.
3. What are the conflicts of the novel?
3. The conflicts of the novel are her family is trying to beat the dust so they can make money and B.J.'s hand got burned in a accident and now she cant play piano, also she lost her mother and brother. She then abandons her father and leaves home. Bille Jo is wanting to start a new life out of the dust.
4.Which conflicts do the end of the novel resolve?
4. During the end of the story Billie Jo reconnects with her father and the doctor says she can soon play piano again because her hands are better. She also is out of the dust since she now has a new life because Louise is in her life and she is like a replacement Ma.