Characters

Boy, Boy's Father, Boy's Mother, Sounder, Younger Siblings

Deputies, Red-faced Jail Man, Prison Farm Guard, Prison Farm Convicts, School Teacher

Conflict

Person-against-self - an internal conflict of feelings.

Person-against-person - the typical protagonist vs. antagonist scenario.

Person-against-society - the protagonist battles against the larger organizations of society
(or a system of beliefs held by society).

Person-against-nature - the protagonist is threatened by a component of nature.

Theme

Analyze themes such as: racism, prejudice, friendship, honesty, loyalty, love and family, injustice.

What is the purpose of singing and biblical storytelling?

Define any symbols (lantern, possum sack, brown-backed book, Sounder & Father crippled and paralyzed.)

Pre-Reading/Post-Reading Activities

Social Science: Sharecroppers, Dialects, Clothing Styles.

Geography: Rural South.

Science: Dogs, Elements of Nature.

Classroom Projects: Art, Writing, Geography, Post Civil War, Civil Rights