| A | B |
|---|
| esoteric | understood by the specially trained |
| parapet | wall around the roof of a building |
| resolute | strong determination |
| stolid | unemotional |
| inert | inactive; no power to move |
| setting of Antaeus | northern US city; beginning of WWII |
| allusion in "Antaeus" | mythical hero Anataeus who derived his strength from the earth |
| symbolism | TJ derives his strength from the roof top "earth"; when dismantled, he tries to run home, strength is gone |
| foreshadowing | narrator invites TJ to rooftop and the garden is born |
| theme | homesickness; TJ wants to live his life as he had in Alabama |
| methods of characterization | inner thoughts, behavior, speech, others' opinions, appearance |
| grudging | to give in reluctantly; as in begrudging |
| indifference | lack of concern |
| desecrate | to destroy or tarnish something holy |
| mystic | mysterious, beyond understanding |
| refute | to prove false; deny accuracy of |
| concede | to acknowledge as true, often unwillingly |
| protagonist | TJ |
| TJ's leadership qualities | organized, imaginative, self-sacrificing, intelligent |
