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The One and only ivan
by Katherine applegate

Side-by-side Plot Comparisons

11/29/2015

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Today we watched a short film called "The Dam Keeper" and did a comparative analysis of plot and theme with this film and the novel “The One and Only Ivan”.
Can you make some deeper comparisons and go beyond Ivan is like Pig and Ruby is like Fox. How are the characters similar? How is the relationship between Pig and Fox similar to the relationship between Ivan and Ruby? How are they different?

Think: How does the introduction of a new character in both stories (Fox/Ruby) cause the main character (Pig/Ivan) to change? How does this relationship affect the outcome of the story?
How is the conflict of character vs. society evident in both stories?

Dig Deeper: Quote taken from The Dam Keeper
“Dad had always said the job of a dam keeper is to keep the darkness away.
But he never told me what to do when it surrounds you.
His mask protected me from the cloud, but nothing I had, protected me from the people. ”
How does this quote also apply to Ivan? Does he wear a “mask” as well? Perhaps in a more symbolic rather than a literal sense of the word?
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Respond: How are the themes of loneliness, bullying, isolation and friendship similar in these two stories. Do the authors’ have similar messages?
7 Comments
Aidan
2/15/2018 12:30:47 pm

gives hima friends

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Annabella
12/16/2019 08:33:07 am

I think they are both lonely

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CoolE
12/16/2019 08:34:12 am

They both feel a little lonely

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Guy
10/13/2020 10:54:31 am

Ivan wears a mask that makes him look sad but truly he feels brave and ready to do something for Ruby. Like how the pig works hard to protect the people from the darkness even though he is scared.

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Stella
10/13/2020 11:02:25 am

Ivan feels lonely just like the Dam Keeper. I think that Ivan is lonely but not as much as the Dam Keeper. I think this because at the begining Ivan had his friends, I am not so sure about the Dam Keeper so we only know that he was lonely in the video.

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Aya
10/13/2020 01:17:33 pm

Ivan is sad because he has to leave julia and everyone else. But he is happy because he gets to go to the zoo

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Peeps
10/13/2020 02:08:12 pm

I think that Ivan was sad and lonely until Ruby came and when Stella died Ruby and Bob became his family,

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