The Friday Everything Changed
- 1) The boys are so upset that the girls can carry the water bucket because now there is a decreased chance the boys will be able to get water.
- 2) Their strategy is to not let the girls play baseball anymore. Alma’s cousin talks to Alma and says it is not fun anyways.
- 3) Alma’s seat mate is the one telling the story. She always agrees with what Alma says and would stick up for Alma. The girls like Ms. Ralston’s clothes because they are nice. This story is told from a first-person view.
- 4) The story takes place in a school after war. The conflict is Person vs Person. The boys and girls argue over who gets to carry the water. It is also Person vs. Society, girls are showing that they can do the same things boys can do.
- 5) The protagonist is Alma. She is the protagonist because she made the argument about why girls can’t carry the water bucket.
- 6) Everything changed on Friday because girls can now carry the water bucket and it shows gender equality and that girls can do the same as boys.