| A | B |
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| lamented | to express sorrow, regret or unhappiness about something |
| alienation | the state or experience of being isolated from a group or an activity to which one should belong or in which one should be involved |
| atrophied | (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells |
| cynical | believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity |
| rational | reasonable or sensible |
| culture | behavior and beliefs characteristic of a particular group; includes the manner of artistic expression |
| protagonist | the hero or main character in the story who usually has to overcome some force or challenge |
| theme | the message the author is trying to communicate |
| foreshadowing | clues an author give to hint at what is coming up |
| motif | a mini-theme; a message the author tries to send in part of a book |
| memoir | a personal account written from first hand knowledge that is embellished to create a more interesting story |
| first person point of view | when the person telling the story is a character in the book |
