L8.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.

RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character,
or provoke a decision.
RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text.

Directions: Please use 3 different colored highlighters (one for each character in the chart below) and as you read
Hearts and Hands, highlight any information you learn about each character. Then complete the chart below.
Character

Physical Characteristics and

Personality

What the character says or

thinks (include direct quotes)

Miss Fairchild

In one coach there sat a very

pretty young woman dressed in
elegant taste and surrounded by
all the luxurious comforts of an
experienced traveler.

I could live and be happy in

the West. I think the air here
agrees with me. Money isnt
everything. But people always
misunderstand things and
remain stupid-

She held out a little gray-gloved

hand. When she spoke her voice, full,
sweet, and deliberate, proclaimed
that its owner was accustomed to
speak and be heard.

Goodbye, Miss Fairchild.

Duty calls, you know. He
held out his hand for a
farewell.

Mr. Easton

One of handsome presence

with a bold, frank countenance
and manner;

My butterfly days are over, I

fear.

The younger man roused himself

sharply at the sound of her voice,
seemed to struggle with a slight
embarrassment which he threw off
instantly, and then clasped her
fingers with his left hand.

And so now you are one

of these dashing Western
heroes, an you ride and
shoot and go into all kinds
of dangers.

Other man

The other a ruffled, glum-faced

person, heavily built and
roughly dressed.

Youll excuse me for speaking,

miss, but I see youre
acquainted with the marshal
here.

The glum-faced man had been

watching the girls countenance with
veiled glances from his keen, shrewd
eyes.

That marshals a good

sort of chap. Some of these
western fellows are all
right.

(include direct quotes)

Characters actions

(include direct quotes)

Words and actions of

other characters
(include direct quotes)

Based on the characterization above what can you infer about the characters?

Miss Fairchild and Mr. Easton both grew up in the West. Miss Fairchild is now very mature and elegant, while Mr. Easton
turned to crime. The marshal is a very good man because when Miss Fairchild realizes that her old friend has been arrested,
the marshal steps in with a white lie so Mr. Easton can uphold his dignity. The marshal tells Miss Fairchild that he is in fact
the prisoner and that Mr. Easton has become a marshal who is going to arrest him.
Explain the plot twist at the end of the story using text evidence:

Because of the marshals lie, the men convince Miss Fairchild that Mr. Easton is the marshal and the other man is the
prisoner, therefore convincing the reader. The plot twist at the end of the story is when a nearby passenger says why-Oh!
Didnt you catch on? Say-did you ever know an officer

to handcuff a prisoner to his right hand? This reveals that Mr. Easton
is truly the prisoner, and the other man is a marshal who was lying so that Mr. Easton would not be embarassed in front of
Miss Fairchild.