Summary

Tuck Everlasting is a novel about a young girl named Winnie Foster who discovers a magical spring in the woods. The story explores themes of immortality and the cycle of life, as Winnie and Jesse Tuck, a boy who is immortal, meet and explore the choices they make.

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Tuck everlasting Chapter 1 **[Setting]**: ( where the story takes place) The story takes place in the woods What is the setting of Tuck everlasting? The setting takes place in Treegap woods. Plot The story begins in a quiet town in Treegap where Winnie Foster lives in the 1800s How old is Wi...

Tuck everlasting Chapter 1 **[Setting]**: ( where the story takes place) The story takes place in the woods What is the setting of Tuck everlasting? The setting takes place in Treegap woods. Plot The story begins in a quiet town in Treegap where Winnie Foster lives in the 1800s How old is Winnie Foster? Winnie Foster is 10 years old. With whom does Winnie Foster live? She lives with her family. One day, Winnie decides to discover the woods. What does Winnie find in the woods? Winnie finds a spring ( a magical spring). She also meets Jesse Tuck who is a boy. What does Jesse tuck tell Winnie? "Don't drink from the spring" Why does Jesse say this to Winnie? Because staying young forever is not easy. Whoever lives on this planet forever face many responsibilities. First, all your friends will die. Immortality ( living forever) is a lonely situation because people around You continuously die After Winnie meets Jesse, he takes her to meet his family. Mae- Jesse's mother , Father ( Angus) and his brother's name is Miles Why does Jesse's family live separately? They live separately because they don't want people to know that everyone in the family Is immortal. What does Mae Tuck have that gives her a good feeling? Her music boc +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Chapter 1 | Man with a yellow | Mae Tuck is a very | | | suit : He is a mean | loving woman. She | | Characters | man who is greedy and | loves her music box. | | | wants to find the | She hasn't seen her | | | magical spring. He is | sons for ten years | | | looking for the | because she doesn't | | | spring | want people to know | | | | that her whole family | | | Winnie Foster: | is immortal. Mae Tuck | | | decides to run away | carries a music box. | | | in the woods | Mae tuck carries a | | | | music box which is a | | | Mae Tuck: sets out to | symbol of comfort. | | | see her sons ( Jesse | | | | and Miles) | | | | | | | | Narrator : says the | | | | story | | +=======================+=======================+=======================+ | Chapter 2 | Angus Tuck : He is | What happens: Mae Tuk | | | very unhappy because | | | | he is immortal. | Goes out to meet her | | | | sons. | | | Angus dreams to | | | | escape eternal life | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Chapter 3 | No new characters in | Winnie feels very | | | Chapter 3 | trapped, and she | | | | wants to run away | | | | from her family | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Chapter 4 | Winnie is sitting | | | | outside her house, | | | | and she sees the man | | | | in the yellow | | | | suit.The man in the | | | | yellow suit asks | | | | strange questions | | | | about the woods. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Chapter 5 | So Winnie explores | | | | the words she meets | | | | Jesse and he tells | | | | her to stay away from | | | | the water | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Chapter 6 | Winnie talks to Mae | | | | and Mae is very nice | | | | to her and explains | | | | to her not to be | | | | afraid of the spring. | | | | Jesse tries to calm | | | | Winnie down. Miles is | | | | afraid that Winnie | | | | will talk about the | | | | spring. | | | | | | | | The Tucks decide they | | | | kidnap Winnie so she | | | | doesn't talk. | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Chapter 7 | Winnie spend time of | Half of the family | | | the Tucks as they | likes being immortal, | | | tell her about the | and half of the | | | spring. | family does not like | | | | to be immortal | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Chapter 8 | Winnie is thinking | | | | about what the Tucks | | | | have told her | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Chapter 9 | Angus tells Winnie | | | | how different life is | | | | when you are immortal | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | | | | +-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ Lessons : The Cycle of Life is death People are free to make their own choices Immortality can be tiring Natural Life can be very valuable 1. Describe the stranger who visits the Foster\'s cottage. He is a man and a yellow suit who builds suspense because he is interested in the woods and in the Tuck family 2. What does the stranger remind Winnie of? He reminds her of something unnatural and strange. 3. What does the man ask Winnie about? He is looking for the Tuck family but he doesn't really say clearly what he wants 4. What do Winnie, her grandmother, and the stranger hear? A music box. Mae's music box 5. What does Granny think it is? Granny believes its "elf music" 6. What does Winnie think it is? She doesn't say but she doesn't agree with granny 7. How does the stranger react to the music? He reacts with excitement because the music is a sign that he is getting closer to the Tucks 8\. How does Winnie\'s grandmother describe the music coming from the wood? What does Winnie say the sound is? Granny is superstitious ( to believe in magic) and that is why she says it is 'elf music'

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