Fictional Depiction of Historical Account

A comparison and contrast of these texts shows that

• Draper uses an actual historical event to create a character's conflict based on those events.
• Draper makes many changes to the historical account of integration to add dramatic conflict.
• Draper chooses the hot and extreme climate of a southern state to highlight the heated conflict of integration.
• Draper writes a story that avoids the violence that occurred during the struggles to integrate American schools.

Based on the texts provided, which statement is accurate?

• Governor Faubus was angered by Draper's novel because of its negative portrayal of him.
• The actions of the governor in Draper's story are based on the historical record of the actions of Governor Faubus.
• Draper set her novel in 1957 in Arkansas, but the governor does not  take the same actions as the historical Governor Faubus.
• Draper gives the governor in her story a different name and physical description, but that character shares the same opinions or take the same actions as the historical Governor Faubus.

Based on the texts provided, which statement is accurate?

• Fire from the Rock includes the actual life experiences of Sylvia Patterson.
• The novel creates the fictional group, The Little Rock Nine, to add drama and conflict.
• Fire from the Rock shares the real life experiences of one of The Little Rock Nine.
• The novel is a realistic but fictional story based on historical events during a time of conflict.

How do these two accounts compare?

• The fiction author retells the historical event in a modern context.
• The fiction author embellishes the event with colorful descriptions.
• The fiction author attempts to recreate the event as accurately as possible.
• The fiction author alters the time and place of the event to tell the story.

How did the fiction author make the factual account more exciting?

• The author altered the chronology of the historical events.
• The author omitted the factual details, because readers already know them.
• The author enhanced the drama by altering the description of events and scenes.
•   The author created a sense of danger by changing the setting of the event.