Harold and Maude

 

  1. Identify and DESCRIBE the following characters

    A. Harold:
    B. Harold's Mother:
    C. Uncle Victor:
    D. Maude:
  2. Identify and describe each of Harold's "suicides":
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.
    F.
    G.
  3. What makes Harold perform these "suicides"?
  4. Harold meets Maude at a funeral. What do these two characters like about funerals?
    A. Harold:
    B. Maude:
  5. What other objects and activities do these two characters enjoy? What does this tell you about their personalities?
    A. Harold:
    B. Maude:
  6. At one point in the film Harold describes the type of flower "he would be." Explain Maude's statement that "much of the world's sorrow comes from people who are like this, yet allow themselves to be treated like that."
  7. What conflict does Harold face in the story?
  8. There are many humorous scenes in the film Describe the one that you found most humorous:
  9. What does Harold learn from Maude in the story? Explain:
  10. What does Maude learn from Harold in the story? Explain:
  11. What is the main theme of the story? Explain:
  12. What would be the climax of this story?
  13. Explain how the ending is ironic.
  14. Describe the scene you found most poignant (touching--bringing forth tender feelings):
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