ROAR Book: Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

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5.Comments:

• Giovanni seems like a nice guy who will be there for you when you're sad, depressed, or in trouble.
• I can't believe how close and loving Elizabeth and her sister, Catherine is.
• I'm glad that Elizabeth finally ended the "relationship" she had with David.
• I would love to try the pizzas that Elizabeth and Sofie ate in Naples.
• The way Elizabeth described how Sofie ate her pizza made me laugh.

4.Questions:

• What is a Michelin Green Guide?
• What is the Council of Trent?
• What is the American WPA New Deal?
• What is the Protestant-Catholic divide?

3.Vocabulary:

• Facade: main face of a building
• Monoliths: pillar, statue, etc. made of a single, large stone
• Basilica: church with broad nave and columned aisles

2.Literary Terms:

• Direct Characterization: "Catherine is an athlete and a scholar and a mother and a writer." (page 88)
• Imagery: "An anthill inside a rabbit warren with all the exoticism of a Middle Eastern bazaar and a touch of New Orleans voodoo." (page 78)
  

1.Overview Sentence:

• Elizabeth finally broke off the "relationship" that she had with David through an e-mail and was devastated but was fine after she talked to Giovanni and Catherine.