1. The Sieve and the Sand
Journal for key quotes

2. Select one of the quotes and describe who is speaking, what is going on in the novel at the time it was said and why it is important.
“Maybe the books can get us half out of the cave. They just might stop us from making the same damn insane mistakes.”
“Number one, as I said: quality of information. Number two: leisure to digest it. And number three: The right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two.”
“That made you for a little while a drunkard. Read a few lines and off you go over the cliff.”
“Why, we’ve stopped in front of my house”
“She’s dead. Let’s talk about someone alive for goodness sake.”

3. The Shadow A closer look at Beatty
The Shadow is the opposite of light and provides the tension of anxiety and fear in the story. The Shadow often opposes the hero and is typically the main antagonist. They may also provide obstacles along the way, although not as a guardian.
The hero must struggle with the Shadow, somehow overcoming the opposition they provide.
The shadow also represents the darker side of our own nature, as in Jung's Archetypes, and it is disquieting to recognize them as somehow related to ourselves.

4. The role of Beatty
We gain more information about Guy and his quest even when we read about Beatty.
He helps to highlight the protagonist's key characteristics. However, he's not just a prop for the main character.
But what is his story???

5. Your task today
Carefully analyze Beatty’s character by determining his
Motivations (what drives him internally)
His background
His Personality
Incentives (external rewards)

6. The Yin and the Yang Create a Yin and Yang symbol
At the top, create a sentence which identifies the main conflict in the book
On the darker side, fill in all the important qualities for Beatty (motivations, incentives, personality traits, background)
On the lighter side, show how Guy balances these characteristics and the way that Beatty pushes him to fulfill his quest
The little dots should show how each character possesses similar qualities

7. Guy’s Mentors
The mentor helps the hero in some way, furnishing them with important skills and advice. They may appear at important moments to help the hero get over an obstacle, then disappear (perhaps to mentor another unknown hero).
Typical mentors are old and wise. Although they may also be younger, they are still likely to be older than the hero as they offer their superior knowledge and experience in support. Perhaps once they were a young hero themselves.
The act of giving reminds us of the generosity to which we must aspire. The receiving of the gift may well be seen as reward for courage and self-sacrifice.

8. Guy’s Mentors They act as the conscience of the hero.
They teach the hero, offer support in many ways and give gifts.
They motivate the hero.
There is more than one kind: dark mentor fallen mentor, multiple mentors, comic mentors or the inner mentor.

9. Guy’s Mentors Choose a few people that serve as mentors for Guy and:
Describe their connections with him
Describe the lessons they teach
Describe how Guy applies this knowledge