Superstitions
Mary LA Chapelle
About the Author
Born April 28, 1955 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
She graduated from University of Minnesota, and from Vermont College with an MFA.
Teaches at Sarah Lawrence College
Won the 1988 Whiting Writers Award
Her work appeared in Lumina, Nimrod, Northern Lit Review, Redbook, and First.
Born April 28, 1955 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
She graduated from University of Minnesota, and from Vermont College with an MFA.
Teaches at Sarah Lawrence College
Won the 1988 Whiting Writers Award
Her work appeared in Lumina, Nimrod, Northern Lit Review, Redbook, and First.
Prereading Reflection:
What does it mean to be superstitious? Give an example.
Excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings. An example is walking under a ladder is bad luck.
Do you consider yourself superstitious?
No, I don't believe in things like that. Things happen for a reason.
If yes, what are some superstitions you have, and why do you think you have them?
I don't have any superstitions.
If no, why do you think you are not superstitious?
Things happen for a reason. There is no such thing as luck and things like that.
Why do you think people develop superstitions?
To scare others, or
What does it mean to be superstitious? Give an example.
Excessively credulous belief in and reverence for supernatural beings. An example is walking under a ladder is bad luck.
Do you consider yourself superstitious?
No, I don't believe in things like that. Things happen for a reason.
If yes, what are some superstitions you have, and why do you think you have them?
I don't have any superstitions.
If no, why do you think you are not superstitious?
Things happen for a reason. There is no such thing as luck and things like that.
Why do you think people develop superstitions?
To scare others, or
Vocabulary
Theorized: to predict "He theorized that little kids who got in from the top and out from the top never had to make their beds." (Page 42) Apprehensive: to be cautious "She was apprehensive as she brushed on toward the attic, because if she were to find it had been left open, it would be a bad sign that she couldn't change." (Page 42) Compelled: determined "It was something she had begun, and now she was compelled to continue." (Page 43) Persistent: keeping on "The sun was warm and persistent with promises to shine over everything by noon." (Page 54) Precautions: things to be aware of, or dangers "She was aware of certain precautions, like not looking into the sun too long." (Page 54) Perceived: to be aware of, to know, or to recognize "After waiting for what she perceived as a stubborn enough amount of time, she stood up and followed him." (Page 56) Anguish: to suffer "Groggy, but conscious now, Jimmy cried like a wounded soldier, all anguish and failure in something he didn't understand." (Page 60)
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