One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

1. Theme

   • Message/Theme: That animals should be treated fairly and live in a safe place.
   • How brought out in the book: People were protesting outside of the mall.

2. Main Conflict

   • Conflict & Problem: People did not like that the animals lived in the mall with a mean man who did not treat them kindly.
     • Cause: The animals were not being treated correctly.

3. Time: Early 2000.

   • Place/ Location: Mall
   • Setting:

4. Characters

   • Ruby
   • Stella
   • Ivan
     • Mac
       • Mean & Rude Mac is mean and rude to the animals because whenever the animals don't do something correctly they get hit with a stick and that is mean.
     • Kind and a good friend, Ivan is very kind and a good friend because whenever Mac is mean to the animals or they are sad he gives them a pep talk to make them feel better.