{"id":7086,"date":"2021-02-10T16:15:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T20:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schuylervillelibrary.sals.edu\/?p=7086"},"modified":"2021-07-01T12:59:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T16:59:33","slug":"the-one-and-only-ivan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schuylervillelibrary.sals.edu\/index.php\/2021\/02\/10\/the-one-and-only-ivan\/","title":{"rendered":"The One and Only Ivan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Discussion Guide: The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Ivan explains that, although he is considered a wild animal, he has no anger. What causes Ivan to be so disconnected to his fierce nature?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    (He has no one to protect. Protecting the group in the function of a gorilla\u2019s fierceness)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Stella can smell a new animal who is coming soon. Is she excited? <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      (no, she does not wish this life on anyone)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Can you think of another fiction story that teaches us about silverbacks? <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        (the Legend of Tarzan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Jambo is a true story from 1986. Has there been any other incident of a young boy falling into a gorilla enclosure at a zoo?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          (Yes, in 2016 a gorilla was shot and killed at a zoo after a 4 year-old accidentally fell in. Why 2 opposite outcomes? Jambo was calm and protective of the 5 year-old in 1986, while Harambe\u2019s activity was being interpreted as aggressive and potentially threatening)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. What does the author hope to accomplish by writing from the animal point of view?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            (to become compassionate towards animals in captivity)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1. What promise does Ivan make to Stella on her deathbed? How does it create a change in Ivan?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              (Ivan promises to rescue Ruby from this dreadful life of hopeless captivity. It stimulates his protective nature and motivates him to attempt a better life for himself, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

              1. Ivan compares human baby eyes to baby gorilla eyes: \u201c…(too) big for their faces, and for the world.\u201d What does this mean?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                (perhaps it means that children are gullible and unprepared for life\u2019s dark reality?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                1. When Ivan decides that his billboard puzzle needs the word \u201chome\u201d do we think of another fiction story where a message is spelled out by an animal?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  (Charlotte\u2019s Web)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  1. When we think of Ivan being \u201cthe one and only\u201d, does our perspective of that title change over the course of the story?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    (Yes, eventually we let go of the glamorous meaning and begin to see it as complete isolation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    1. What purpose does it serve to have Ivan verify that Ruby is now happily placed nearby at the zoo? <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      (Closure. Now Ivan can live his life knowing that he made good on his promise to his \u201cother family\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Vocabulary list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Nimbly – quick and light in motion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Addled – confused, unable to think clearly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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