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Act 2 The Phantom Tollbooth
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The Phantom Tollbooth Act 2
Author Norton Juster
Critique
Prezi by Emily Booth
The author of The Phantom Tollbooth Act 2
is very creative and true to life. Although he tells the story well he could have chosen a different title that made more sense during the entire story. He could also have made the difference between Milo's beginning self and ending self more strong and repetitively stated throughout the story.
Vocabulary
Princesses Sweet Rhyme and Pure Reason
dissonance- harsh or unpleasant combination of sounds(pg748)
deficiency- shortage or lack(pg750)
admonishing- disapproving(pg754)
iridescent- showing different colors when seen from different angles(pg757)
malicious- having or showing bad intentions(pg765)
transfixed- made motionless by horror or fascination(pg767)
The Mathemagician
Dodecahedron
Tock
Mathemagician
Milo
King Azaz
Summary:
Skill 1:
Compare and Contrast
Skill 2:
Stage Directions
In The Phantom Tollbooth Act 2, Milo, Tock,and the Humbug begin their perilous journey to the Castle-in-the-air. They meet many characters one of which, the Dodecahedron, leads them to Digitopolis. The Mathemagician agrees to let them rescue the princesses only after Milo says something that both Azaz and him agree on, to always disagree with one another. Milo must travel through the Land of Ignorance where he meets the Terrible Trivium, the Demon of Insincerity, and the Senses Taker. All are nasty and try to distract Milo and his friends. When Milo finally outsmarts them all he reaches the Castle-in-the-air. To gain entrance he uses King Azaz's alphabet letters and creates a doorway. The princesses rush out, and Tock flies them down the stairway right through the middle of the demons. As they near Dictionopolis and Digitopolis, King Azaz and the Mathemagician rush out with full armies to battle the many demons following Milo. Once the demons are completely vanquished and driven out of the kingdom, Milo, Tock, and the Humbug are declared Heroes of the Realm. Then, sadly, Milo must end his exciting and important adventure. He now knows how to use his time: wisely.
To compare is to tell how two or more things are alike. To contrast is to tell how two or more things are different. In this story you can compare and contrast King Azaz and the Mathemagician. King Azaz is all about letters, while the Mathemagician loves numbers.
Stage directions are words in a drama that are not spoken. They tell actors what to do. In this play the stage directions are enormously important to the flow of the play. If the actors did not do what the stage directions said they would just stand there on the stage reciting dead lines that had no meaning to the audience.
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