Z For Zachariah Lesson Plan

Describe Mr.Loomis’ reaction when Ann brings up Edward. Why might he have reacted that way? What clues do his reaction and later delirious episode with the gun, related to Edward, provide about what is to come in the story?

When Ann brings up Edward, Mr. Loomis begins to look ill again and drops his water glass and it breaks on the floor.Students should be wary of his explanation for this reaction, that it was simply a shock seeing that he’d never brought up Edward to Ann before. Likely, something darker has caused this reaction. It’s impossible for readers to guess exactly what it is, but this and Mr. Loomis’ later episode with the gun, having deliriously thought...