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Creepy pair of underwear!
Creepy pair of underwear!
Author: Aaron Reynolds
Illustrator: Peter Brown
Book Summary
Book Summary
Exposition: Jasper is shopping for underwear with his mother and picks out bright green underwear. He's excited to wear them at home.
Inciting incident: At night, the underwear glowed which scared Jasper and kept him awake. He changed his underwear and went to bed. The next morning, they were back on him.
Rising Action: He was frightened of the underwear and tried to get rid of them by throwing them in the trash, mailing them to China, and cutting them up but nothing worked.
Climax: He finally took them far away, dug a giant hole, and buried them. They did not return.
Falling Action: He went to bed that night and the dark bothered him. He realized he missed the creepy green glowing underwear.
Resolution: Jasper went back to the underwear store and bought many more pairs, hung them around his room, and used them as nightlights.
Form of literature
Form of literature
"Creepy Pair of Underwear!" is a book written for children. It was published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers in 2017. According to the copyright page, this book is described as fear-fiction. The text was written by Aaron Reynolds and the illustrations were by Peter Brown, a Caldecott Honor Winner. Brown created the illustrations in pencil on paper and then they were digitally composited and colored. There is no table of contents but the book does have a cover and title page.
Genre
Genre
Children's literature
Children's literature
Main character is a rabbit named Jasper Rabbit who is a child
Book was written from a child's perspective with illustrations on each page
The author used child-friendly language throughout the story
The plot was simple, geared toward children
gothic
gothic
The underwear are monstrous with a face and seem to be taunting Jasper
Green - The color green is commonly used in literature to convey evil. In this book, the coloring is all black, white, grey, and green.
Story deals with common fears children have, such as monsters, the dark, and shopping for underwear with their moms.
fantasy
fantasy
Non-realistic elements: In this book, the underwear seem to come alive and return back to Jasper, even when he them away, cut them, and shipped them off to China.
Talking Animals: Jasper Rabbit is an actual rabbit who walks, talks, and wears clothing. Animals in literature typically are found in fanatasy.
***Note: Discussion on genre can be in bullet point or full paragraph format, your choice.
LIterary devices
LIterary devices
Figurative Language
Figurative Language
Metaphor:
Metaphor:
"Ghoulish, greenish glow"
"Gentle, greenish glow"
Personification:
Personification:
"His creepy pair of underwear had somehow returned from China. And it had brought back souvenirs."
Repetition
Repetition
"That ghoulish, greenish glow"
***Note: Students must identify at least 3 literary terms for the text with examples and a discussion of each.
Theme
Theme
Confronting Fear
Confronting Fear
Examples from the text:
Jasper overcomes his fear of the underwear
Has to deal with the underwear on his own
Eventually finds the dark to be scarier than the underwear
Discussion: How does this apply to child readers?
childhood anxiety
childhood anxiety
Examples from the text:
Dark room
Glowing underwear
face on underwear changes throughout the book
Tying to seem mature and grown up or unafraid
Discussion: How does this apply to child readers?
humor in the unexpected
humor in the unexpected
Examples from the text:
Underwear being creepy
Shipping the underwear to China and it returns with chopsticks, a panda, and a fan
Uses underwear at night lights at the end
Discussion: How does this apply to child readers?
***Note: Analysis of the theme through textual examples and discussion should be in full paragraph form, not bullet points. This was left in bullet point form for the example only.
Application of Literary Criticism: Marxist Theory
Application of Literary Criticism: Marxist Theory
Capitalism
Capitalism
Begins at store
Underwear is thrown out
Jasper has his own room, seems to be an only child
large bedroom
At the end, Jasper goes to the store by himself and buys many pairs of underwear
Conflict leads to change
Conflict leads to change
The glow of the underwear scares Jasper
Jasper tries, unsuccessfully, to get rid of underwear
Once the underwear don't return, it's too dark
Jasper finds comfort in the glow of the underwear and decorates his room with them
Jasper changes, he is no longer scared of the underwear
Struggle of Power
Struggle of Power
Power struggle between Jasper and the underwear
Jasper wants to get rid of the underwear but they keep retuning, demonstrating a power over Jasper. Creates an obsession
Jasper shows domination by burying the underwaer but ends up bringing the underwear back, therefore giving ultimate power to his previous fear
***Note: The sections above pertaining to applying marxist theory to the book should be in full paragraph form. I left them in bullet point form to demonstrate that students should include various examples of each field.
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