This novel, which won the Nobel Prize for literature, is helpful in generating English class extension lessons on propaganda, resistance movements, and World War II.
The Moon is Down Characters Character Map graphic organizer
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GEORGE CORELL
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MAYOR ORDEN
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Large, white mustache; thick white eyebrows; wears the chain of his office around his neck; thick white hair
Man of the people; confused at first, but abides by their will; believes that the spirit of man can never be broken; refuses to follow the facade of civility that Lanser is trying to create; tenacious; brave; confident
“My people don’t like to have others think for them. Maybe they are different from your people. I am confused, but that I am sure of.”