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The Legend of the Black Angel - Coggle Diagram
The Legend of the Black Angel
Conflicting Information
Novel- Will be seriously injured if you touch it or kiss the Black Angel
" 'If you don't believe me, you should come out here at midnight tonight and see for yourself. Climb up on the pedestal and give that angel a big-fat-wet kiss right on her lips. If you're dead tomorrow morning, we'll all know the legends are true." (Ray, 33)
Site- If you kiss the angel you will die
"Anyone who kisses the angel will die instantly." (The Black Angel Monument, 2)
Main Idea
Novel- Theresa just wanted give her son a beautiful monument
" 'She returned to Iowa, frail and crippled,' I said dramatically, 'but determined to build a magnificent memorial to honor those she had lost.' " (Ray, 289)
Site- Theresa wanted to give her son a beautiful monument with her new-found riches.
Following her husband's death she returned to Iowa City and hired Mario Korbel, a Bohemian artist in Chicago, to design the $5,000 monument to tower over the remains of her son and the ashes of her husband." (The Black Angel Monument, 2)
Point of View
Novel- Linc tells the story (1st person)
" 'Today I would like to tell you the true story of the Black Angel,' I announced." (Ray 288)
Site- Cemetery's view
"The mysteriousness and superstitions have been a part of the Black Angel since it was placed in the cemetery." (The Black Angel Monument, 2)
Misconceptions
Novel- The person who was buried there was evil so the statue became black
" 'People say the statue used to be white, but the marble turned black because the man who's buried there was so evil.' " (Ray 20)
Site- Theresa was evil and cursed the black angel to kill and it turned black as a reminder of her sins
"Teresa Feldevert was a very mysterious woman, and her evil caused the statue to turn black, which would serve as a constant reminder of the sins of the family" (The Black Angel Monument, 2)