The Distant Past

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The Distant Past

• By William Trevor

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Summary of The Distant Past

• The Distant past is a story about the Middleton
  family. The story takes place in the World War II
  era. This is a rapidly changing era that will
  change the course of history forever, and the
  Middleton's must find a way to adapt to this
  time.

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TSW identify the moral of the story, The Distant
Past, by reading and discussing the story. TSW
use comprehensive skills to identify what traits
the characters will use throughout the story.
Objectives

• Focus Read the Background on page 1296 and write
  down three important things that you believe have
  to relate to the story.
• In your group, make a character chart for the
  following character Mr. Middleton, Mrs.
  Middleton, and Mr. Driscoll. Give 2 traits and
  their individual role in the story.

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• How can you relate to the following?
• The Middletons are an average family during rough
  times.
• The Middletons are forced to go through a time of
  adaptation to survive in their era.
• The Midletons have some trouble adapting to the
  time era and must learn what to do.
• The middletons finally adapt to their era.
• Discuss as a group how you can relate to this.

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Theme The theme of the story, The Distant Past,
is the struggle of change in the time of the
World War II era.
Give the insight for the following How do you
think the Middleton's react to this era? What
major changes occur during this time period? If
you were in this time, how would you adapt?
Write down your insight for each discuss with a
group your answers.