POPPY
Anjala
PLOT LINE
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When Poppy and
Ragweed go
dancing on
Bannock Hill, Mr.
Ocax eats
Ragweed
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Mr. Ocax does
not allow half
of the mice
family to
move to New
House
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Poppy sets off
towards New
House to see what
is frightening Mr.
Ocax
Poppy meets
Ereth, a
porcupine and
together they
continue the
journey towards
New House
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Poppy tries to
get a chunk of
salt at New
House for Ereth
because she
promised him
that she would
get some
Poppy
encounters a
fight with Mr.
Ocax, and
ends up killing
him
Poppy
returns
home and
tells of her
adventure
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CHARACTERS
Characters
Descriptions
Poppy
Brave, Clever, and Sensible.
Poppy is a curious deer-mouse who sets off on a
journey to find out about New House, and to
see if there was more food
Ragweed
Mischievous, Curious, Outgoing, and Rude.
In the book, Poppy, Ragweed leads a short life.
When Poppy and Ragweed get caught by Mr.
Ocax on Bannock Hill, Ocax kills Ragweed
Lungwort
Strict, Foolish, and Elderly
Lungwort is the father deer-mouse of the family.
Old and foolish, he believes everything Mr.
Ocax says: porcupines eat mice, Ocax protects
the mice, etc
Sweet Cicely
Sweet, Motherly, and Encouraging.
Sweet Cicely is a loving mother who will do
anything for her children and husband,
Lungwort
Ereth
Grumpy, Helpful, and Talkative.
When Poppy runs into a log in Dimwood Forest,
she meets Ereth, a grumpy, but cheerful
porcupine. It is he, who teaches Poppy the
back-story to Ocax’s lies
Mr. Ocax
Evil, Selfish, and Liar.
Determined to be the ruler of Dimwood Forest,
Mr. Ocax tells lies to the mice, that make them
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THEMES
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Don’t Trust Everything You Hear
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Lungwort believes everything Mr. Ocax says, but
half the things are not true, such as the fact that
Mr. Ocax protects the mice, and that porcupines
eat mice
Don’t Judge Things By Their Looks
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Poppy got scared of the owl at New House,
because it was huge. Later she found out it was
fake, because she asked a cat that lives at the
house
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CONFLICTS AND RESOLUTIONS
Conflicts
Resolutions
Poppy is in danger of being
eaten by Mr. Ocax
She is described as clever, and
half the time that saves her,
and the other half Ereth does,
because Mr. Ocax is not fond
of him.
Poppy needs to get the salt for
Ereth, because she promised to
do so
During the fight With Mr. Ocax,
Ocax slams into the salt chunk,
causing the salt to break onto
the ground.
Poppy needs to find out why
Mr. Ocax won’t let the mice
move to New House
While Poppy is at New House,
she discovers a large fake owl.
She then realizes that Mr. Ocax
is afraid of losing his dinner.
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POPPY’S THINKING
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Poppy’s thinking of the outside world changes
in different ways
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She thinks differently of Dimwood Forest
During her first time in the forest, she describes it as dark
and scary
 Later, she says the forest is beautiful and bright
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Throughout the story, Poppy’s insight of the outside
world changes
In the beginning of the story, Poppy is scared to be seen,
like when she goes dancing with Ragweed
 Throughout the middle of the story, Poppy becomes part
of the outside world
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PERSONAL REFLECTION
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My personal reflection is very ambiguous,
because not all of my thoughts go together.
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I was very confused when Ocax said his last words,
“Sometimes I wonder why I bother to protect you
mice.”
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Was he just continuing with his lies?
I feel that maybe a brave mouse will have an
adventure like this;
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staying away from pray, trying to help the family, learning
to live on their own, and to be cautious.
My favorite part was when Poppy met Ereth,
because of the way she freaked out when she
found out Ereth was a porcupine.
 I would recommend this book to anyone who likes
adventures and leadership stories.
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