The story, The Faithful Friend, is a West Indian Folktale that is based upon the traditions and cultrues from Africa, Europe and South America. The story describes the journey of two friends, Clement and Hippolyte, who are embarking on a courageous path of danger as Clement is determined to date the woman he is falling in love with, Pauline.
The author uses onomatopoeia to describe the sounds of the drum (tam! TAM!) that lures Hippolyte into a trap in which he is forced to make a hard decision with horrible consequences for each. The dark, oil on the illustrations allows the reader to emabark on this fast paced and courageous journey with the main characters. It also allows the reader to draw upon the mystery and danger as seen with the zombies. In this story, the reader can find conflict within the characters. Hippolyte has person against self conflict as he is forced to make a decision that will either put him or his best friend in danger.
This story has many uses in a classroom. The teacher can pull out several examples of the onomatopoeia to introduce students to sounds and descriptions. I would also use this as a real world connection by allowing students to write a personal narrative about times when they had to show courage and bravery.
Big questions/ideas: The true meaning of friendship
Courage/bravery
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