Literature Run Away 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

Get out your laptop & Run Away

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor

CHAPTERS

 1- 5 

As Chapter 1 opens, Simon Greene is at Central Park's Strawberry Fields, where a young drug addict is singing one of the Beatles' songs. Simon barely recognizes the girl as his oldest daughter, Paige, who had come to this very park with Simon and the other members of their family as a child. 

When Paige finished singing, Simon had to grab her arm to get her to look at him. Aaron appeared and put an end to any possibility that Paige would listen. 

What happened next? 

In Chapter 2, Simon is arrested. He pleads with the officers to help find Paige but they refuse. Simon calls his brother-in-law, Robert, who is a lawyer.

Is Robert Simon's lawyer? 

In Chapter 3, news reporters are at Simon's apartment building.

Can they continue staying there? 

Chapter 4 takes place three months later.

The assault case against Simon is likely to be dismissed but is still technically open.

Isaac then says that he is working the case of a murder.

Murder??? of whom???

In Chapter 5, _____is a small woman who works as a private investigator based in Chicago. Many people discount her as a threat because of her stature, but she is good at her job. She is a former FBI agent. ____ is meeting with Sebastian Thorpe III, who believes his son is missing. Sebastian says his son, Henry, has disappeared before, but this time Henry sent a text saying he would be away for awhile. He has never sent a text before and Sebastian is worried. Henry is 24 and has been in minor trouble, some of it related to drugs. Sebastian and his first wife adopted Henry. Sebastian's wife has since died and Sebastian has remarried. _____ agrees to take the case and Sebastian pleads with her to find Henry.

Foreshadowing:

an indication of what is to come

The novel is filled with instances of foreshadowing, and one of them appears in Chapter 1. Can you give an example of it?

The author uses several lists as a means of demonstrating how terrible a situation or character can be. Can you name one?

One of the literary devices seen in this novel is the cliffhanger. Many of the chapters end with cliffhangers that are clearly designed to keep the reader interested enough to begin the next chapter. 

Discussion question 1

Describe Simon Greene. Who is Elena Ramirez? Predict how these two characters might come to work together.

Discussion question 2

What is Simon doing in Central Park? What happens while he is there?

Discussion question 3

What does the author reveal about Paige during these opening chapters? Start a list of facts about Paige, adding to them as new information is revealed.