Oates, Joyce Carol - Big mouth ugly girl - summary

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Eine tabellarische Zusammenfassung von Joyce Carol Oates "Big mouth ugly girl" mit Kommentar auf Englisch. Kapitelweise strukturiert nach den Fragen: Wer?, Wo?, Wann?, Was?.

Oates, Joyce Carol - Big mouth ugly girl - summarie

Alexander Sim

Chapter	Who?	Where?	When?	What?	Comments
1	Matt, three friends, Mr Weinberg, two detectives	Rocky River High School, Wincester County, room 220	01.25.01, a Thursday afternoon	Matt talkes with friends, when two detectives come in.They take Matt with them, after a short talk with Mr. Weinberg, Matt doesn`t know why	An introduction; 3rd person anrrator; at first Matt thinks about his family, when the detectives take him with them
2	Ursula Riggs, the two teams, Ms Schultz	RRHS, WC, basketball court	01.25.01, afternoon	The Rocky river team plays against the team of Tarrytown. Ursula makes a mistake and RRHS lose the game	I-narrator; about ugly girl; Ursula`s family isn`t interested in her hobby basketball
3	Ursula, Bonnie Lemoyne, Trevor Cassity, pupils of the school	RRHS, WC , near entrance of the school	01.25.01, afternoon	After the game Ursula thiks about herself and when she wants to leave the school she gets the information of Matts arrested. She doesnt believe it	I-narrator; about ugly girl; how and why lost the match makes she sad and angry about herself. She is angry, because the others believe Matt is a terrorist.
4	Matt, two detectives	RRHS, WC	01.25.01, afternoon	The detectives talk with Matt	Matt goes more and more helpless
5	Matt, two detectives, Mr Parrish, Mrs Hale, Mr Rainey, Matts mother,  Mr Leacock	RRHS, WC, Parrish`s office, police headquarter	01.25.01, afternoon	The detectives interrogate Matt in the office of Mr Parrish and after that in the police headquarter. Matt talks with his mother and then with Mr Leacock	Matt tries to be calm. Doesn`t know how to convince the officers that he isn`t guilty.
6	Ursula, Lisa, her mother	At Ursula`s home	01.25.01, evening	Ursula ist watching a report about the rumour at RRHS. Then she sends an email to Ms Schultz, because she wants to quit the team. Also she sends an email to Matt, because she wants to talk with him.	Ursula tries that Lisa doesn`t get informations of the troubles at RRHS
7	Matt, Alex, his mother and father, Ursula	Matt`s home	01.25.01, evening	Matt talks with his family and tries to contact his friends, because he wants to talk with them, but they don`t answer. Then he phones Ursula and she says, that she wants to be a witness for him.	First Matt thinks the mail of Ursula is a joke from Skeet. Ursula speaks determinded, when she tells him that  she wants to be a witness for him.
8	Ursula, her mother, Mr Parrish, Eveann McDowd	Ursula`s home, RRHS, Mr Parrish`s office	01.26.01, Friday morning	Her mother talks with Ursula, because she don`t want that Ursula speaks with Mr Parrish. Ursula talks with with him as a witness. Later even with Eveann and her mother, that Eveann can also be a witness.	The parents of the kids from RRHS don`t want that they get involved in the situation. Ursula show Mr Parrish the truth.
9	Matt, his mother, Mr Leacock	Matt`s home	01.29.01, Monday afternoon	Matt gets emails from Mr Weinberg, Ursula and his friends. He send an email back to Mr Weinberg. Matt isn`t any longer suspended. He send an email with the good news to Ursula.	The newspaper tells about the bomb situation and make ist bigger.
10	Ursula, Matt	RRHS, school	February, morning	Matt see Ursula and waits for her. But she walks away an take a longer way.	Ursula doesn`t want to talk with Matt, because he has called her a friend.
11	Matt	Matt`s home	02.07.01, Wednesday evening	Matt writes an email to Ursula. He tells her his feelings and want to know the reason for her reaktion at school. But he doesn`t send the mail.	Matt hates the February, it annoys him.
12	Ursula, Mr Parrish, Bonnie und Eveann	Mr Parrish`s office, school cafeteria	A morning	Mr Parrish braise Ursula for telling him the truth. Then she goes in the cafeteria and gets nervous as she saw Matt.	Eveann is now Ursula`s best friend.
13	Matt, Mr Bernhardt	RRHS, classroom	Friday morning	Matt resigns as vice president of his class.	He is vice president of his class and very proud of it.
14	Matt, Mr Steiner, Russ	RRHS, Mr Steiner`s office	Monday	Matts articel for the school news isn`t accepted; he resign there, too. He don`t want to do something with his friends.	Matt feels missunderstand of all others.
15	Matt	Matt`s home	02.16.01, 2:11 am	Matt write the second time an email to Ursula with his feflings but not send it.	Matt can not manage that situation and he doesn`t know how
16	Ursula, Lisa, her mother	Lincoln Centre	February	Ursula goes with Lisa and her mother in a dance concert but leaves it after a few minutes. She walks around and thought she saw Matt with a girl but it wasn`t Matt. Mr Parrish writes a praise letter.	Ursula think she is ugly and don`t want to be praise for good things she had done
17	Matt, Alex, her mother	Matt`s home	February	Matt gets a letter about that nobody forget what es has done. His mum not feel anymore safe and wants to move.	The whole family gets involved
18	Ursula, the brewer twins	School	February	Ursula finds out that the brewer twins blamed Matt.	The hobby of Mr Brewer is to blame sombody
19	Ursula, Mr Weinberg, pupil from the school	School	February	Everybody know that the brewers blamed Matt and that the Donaghys sue the school and the Brewers.	Mr Weinberg is sad about the situation
20	Ursula, her father	School, Ursula`s home	February	Matt isn`t at school. Ursula should tell Matt that the lawsuit isn`t right.	Ursula misses Matt
21	Matt, boys from an higher grade	School	February	Some bigger boys follow Matt and push im down the stairs.	Nobody likes the lawsuit. Matt has problems with it.
22	Ursula, Lisa, her mother	Ursula`s home	February, Friday, Saturday	Lisa is very angry about Ursula. Lisa eats less and less. On Saturday Ursula go in the nature perserve	The nature preserve is Ursula`s favourite place.
23	Matt	At the nature	February, Saturday	Matt doesn`t like it at school anymore. He goes with Pumkin in the na.preserve and want to commit suicide.	The nature preserve is Matt`s favourite place.
24	Ursula, Matt	At the nature	February, Saturday	Ursula meets Matt at the cliff and know that he want to commit suicide. She talks with him and they go down the cliff and safe him.	Ursula is frightened about Matt.
25	Matt	Matt`s home	March, 03.01.01, Thursday	Matt writes an email to Ursula.	Matt is happy that he don`t commit suicide.
26	Matt, Ursula		03.02.01, Friday	Matt and Ursula writes at ecach other but Matt delete one more time a mail.	Matt feels safe with Ursula and they climb down the cliff.
27	Matt, Pumkin	Matt`s home	March	Matt says to Pumkin that he couldn`t leave her oder any other.	Matt wants that Pumkin believes him.
28	Matt		March	Matt thinks about Ursula and the hand grip	Matt gripped Ursula`s hand. It was the first time like that.
29	Matt, Ursula		03.03.01, Saturday; 03.04.01, Sunday	Matt and Ursula writes email all the night. Matt thinks about her and ask her what she thinks about the lawsuit. They both agree to meet in the na.preserve.	Ursula and Matt were first in the 3rd grade togehter. He thinks she is special.
30	Ursula, Matt, Pumkin	Nature preserve, Ursula`s home	First weak in March	Ursula and Matt write emails and talk on the pone. They talk a lot of themselves. And Ursula meets Pumkin in the park.	Matt and Ursula have the same interests.
31	Ursula,  her mother and father, Courtney Levas	Ursula`s home, school	Second weak in March	The team want Ursula back. Her dad and mum find out that Matt is her friend. Her mum isn` happy about that. They have a fight.	Mrs Riggs is allergic about dogs and she don`t want a friendship between Matt and Ursula.
32	Pupils of school	school	March	Everybody talks about Ursulas and Matts friendship	Ursula and Matt are much together
33	Ursula, Matt	The nature preserve	March	Ursula say Matt her rally opinion about the lawsuit and Matt isn`t happy.	Ursula is against the lawsuit
34	Ursula	Ursula`s home, school	March, the next day	Thay aren`t anymore best friends, because the disagreement	Ursula is sad.
35	Matt	Matt`s home	March	Matt don`t like the opinion of Ursula about his parents.
36	Matt, his father and mother	Manhatten, Matt`s home	March	Matt must go to a psychatrist but he leave before the meeting starts. Matt want to change the opinion from his father about the lawsuit.	Matt`s father doesn`t care about Matt`s problems at school. He wants the money and his good name back.
37	Ursula	Ursula`s home	March, 03.20.01	Ursula is the same as before the good friendship with Matt. She wants to write an email but delete it.	Ursula is very sad about the situation with Matt.
38	Matt, Ursula, Eveann	RRHS	March	Ursula gets a pice of paper. The paper say that she has to go to the libary for a book and a apology froim Matt. After school Matt tells Ursula the thing with the psychatrist and his father.	Both are very happy that they are best friends again.
39	Matt, Ursula	Ursula`s home	March	Matt tells Ursula a news what happened.	The news is a shok for Ursula
40	Matt, Alex, his mother, 2 policemen	Matt`s home	March	Alex has lost Pumkin by a man. His mother calls the police. They report the lost of their dog. At nigth were 3 calls. The first 2 were hanged up but on the 3rd there was a yelling dog. Matt tells this to Ursula.	Matt doesn`t want to give his brother the fault. His father is again away but nobody knows where. Matt could`t write an email to Ursula, because he is afraid about what he maybe write.
41	Matt, Alex, his mother, Ursula	Matt`s home	March, the next day	Ursula is at Matt`s home. Alex and Matt search Pumkin but don`t find her. The anonymous person calls again and again. Ursula tries to cheer them up.	Mrs Donaghy speaks good with Ursula. And what she always wanted was a daughter.
42	Matt, Ursula, Trevor, Mr Cassity	Home of the Cassitys	March, same day at the afternoon	Matt think that Trevor could have catched Pumkin. They talk with him and he gets very nevous.	Without his friends Trevor isn`t very brave.
43	Matt, Ursula, Alex, Mrs Donaghy	Matt`s home, Ursula`s home	03.24.01 at the evening	All are waiting of the return from Pumkin. Ursula gets an gratitude email which is signed by Pumkin.	Ursula has helped that Pumkin comes back.
44	Ursula, Matt, Lisa, Mrs Riggs, basketball team	RRHS	March	Ursula ia again player of the basketball team. She is the best in the last 2 games. Matt, Lisa and Mrs Riggs are there, too. Mr Riggs likes Matt.	Ursula`s family is now more interested in her and the basketball makes her happy.
45	Matt, Mr Parrish, detectives	RRHS, Matt`s home	March, 03.30.01	All have the evecuate the school because the fire alarm. Matt was brought home beacuse he can be in danger of the misterios caller. Matt writes Ursula an email. The caller was Mr Brewer !	Matt was afraid to be blaime again, bacause the fire alarm and the bomb thrat.
46	Ursula	Ursula`s home	March, 03.30.01	The news are full of the bomb thrat, that reverend Brewer is arrested and that the Donaghy drop the lawsuit. Ursula wants to tlak with Matt
47	Ursula, Matt, Lisa, Mr and Mrs Riggs	Ursula`s home, RRHS	April	Ursula cutts and blech her hair. Her family like her look and Matt, too. Matt writes some new articles and Ursula say that one is so good that he should send it to the new york times.	Ursula could make something out of herself and all people at school are nice at Matt and Ursula.
48	Matt, Ursula, pupils of the school, Stacey	RRHS	April, 04.11.01	All are nice at Matt. His old friends want to have the same relationship as before. Matt is invited to some parties but he didn`t go without Ursula.	Nobody is happy about that Matt  will come with Ursula. So they don`t go.
49	Matt, Ursula	Nature preserve	April	Matt wants to tell Ursula something good in the nature preserve. When they lunch he tells her that his article will be published at the new york times. They have their first kiss.	Both are afraid that something bad can happen with Pumkin. She is very afraid of voices and cars.

Frequently Asked Questions: Joyce Carol Oates - Big Mouth Ugly Girl Summaries

What is this document about?

This document provides chapter summaries for the book "Big Mouth Ugly Girl" by Joyce Carol Oates. It includes information about the characters, settings, plot points, and commentary for each chapter.

What information is included in each chapter summary?

Each chapter summary includes the following details:

• Chapter Number
• Who: Main characters featured in the chapter.
• Where: The setting or location of the chapter's events.
• When: The time frame in which the chapter's events take place.
• What: A summary of the key events and plot developments in the chapter.
• Comments: Additional notes and analysis of the chapter, including the narrator's perspective and thematic elements.

Who are the main characters?

The main characters are Matt and Ursula Riggs. Other important characters include Alex (Matt's brother), Mr. Weinberg, detectives, Mr. Parrish, Mrs. Donaghy, and Trevor Cassity.

What is the main conflict in the story?

The story centers on a false accusation against Matt, leading to his suspension from school and investigation by the police. Ursula stands by him as he faces the charges.

What are some of the key events in the story?

Key events include:

• Matt's interrogation by detectives after being accused.
• Ursula's decision to support Matt.
• Matt's initial ostracization and eventual exoneration.
• The revelation that the Brewer twins were responsible for the false accusation.
• Matt's struggles with the lawsuit his parents pursue.
• Matt contemplating suicide.
• Ursula and Matt's evolving relationship.

Where does the story primarily take place?

The story primarily takes place at Rocky River High School (RRHS) in Wincester County (WC), as well as in the characters' homes and the surrounding nature preserve.

When does the story take place?

The main events of the story occur between January and April of 2001.

What happens with the lawsuit?

The lawsuit filed by Matt's parents is eventually dropped after the truth about the bomb threat comes out.

What is the significance of the nature preserve?

The nature preserve serves as a significant location for both Matt and Ursula. It's a place where they find solace, and where their relationship develops.

How does the story conclude?

The story concludes with Matt and Ursula becoming closer, Matt's article being published in the New York Times, and they share their first kiss. The community begins to accept them.

• Author: Alexander Sim (Author)
• Publication Year: 2005
• Pages: 5
• Catalog Number: V109110
• ISBN (eBook): 9783640072941
• ISBN (Book): 9783656500094
• Language: English
• Tags: Oates, Joyce, Carol, Thema Big mouth and ugly girl