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Out of the Dust

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Out of the Dust	label	Out of the Dust
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Out of the Dust	comment	Out of the Dust is a 1997 Historical Fiction novel by acclaimed children's author Karen Hesse. It won the Newbery Medal in 1998.The novel is a collection of free-verse poems, making it a unique entry in the world of Children's Literature. The plot deals with its protagonist Billie Jo Kelby, a tomboyish, talented pianist, struggling to survive in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl during The Great Depression. She has a kind mother, nicknamed Ma, who dies tragically, and a distant father, a World War I veteran nicknamed Daddy. As the novel progresses, Billie Jo and Daddy learn to endure their tough existences, as well as the hole in their lives created by the death of Ma.
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Out of the Dust / int_15177ded	type	The Runaway
Out of the Dust / int_15177ded	comment	The Runaway: Billie runs off westward but returns back home a chapter later after meeting a man who ran away from his family.
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Out of the Dust / int_169fa11f	type	You Got Guts
Out of the Dust / int_169fa11f	comment	You Got Guts: When Billie returns from her short trip out the Panhandle, Bayard says this almost verbatim.
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Out of the Dust / int_1779f10e	type	"Well Done, Son" Guy
Out of the Dust / int_1779f10e	comment	"Well Done, Son" Guy: Billie repeatedly tries to make her parents proud of her over the course of the book. She doesn't really succeed with her mom, but does with her dad when she returns home from her train ride out of Oklahoma.
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Out of the Dust / int_17c7c925	type	Frothy Mugs of Water
Out of the Dust / int_17c7c925	comment	Frothy Mugs of Water: Averted. Being set in the 1930s, it couldn't lack a reference to moonshine. It also features Billie Jo's dad going out drinking after the accident.
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Out of the Dust / int_18d15922	type	Title Drop
Out of the Dust / int_18d15922	comment	Title Drop: An interesting variation, in that the Title Drop is repeated numerous times across the novel as sort of a literary leitmotif, rather than just said once or twice.
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Out of the Dust / int_1aecaf6c	type	DrowningHisSorrows
Out of the Dust / int_1aecaf6c	comment	Drowning His Sorrows: After Ma gets disfigured in the kerosene accident, Bayard does this in a nearby town called Guymon to forget his life's problems, despite the fact that Ma is unable to do anything for herself and Billie Jo can't help her much due to how badly burned her own hands are. Billie Jo isn't happy about it, although she forgives him for it well before she forgives him for leaving the kerosene on the stove.
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Out of the Dust / int_1c445e86	type	Poor Communication Kills
Out of the Dust / int_1c445e86	comment	Poor Communication Kills: Daddy leaves a pail filled with kerosene beside the stove without telling Ma what it is. She mistakes it for water and tries to use it to make coffee, causing the kerosene to catch fire. She runs out to get Daddy, but for reasons that are never explained, turns around and heads back for the house very quickly, while Billie Jo, not expecting her mother to be coming back so soon, throws the pail of still-burning kerosene out the door to stop the fire spreading through the house. The resulting accident leaves Billie Jo's hands and Ma's entire body covered in third degree burns, injuries that prove fatal to Ma.
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Out of the Dust / int_1c5002bc	type	The Stoic
Out of the Dust / int_1c5002bc	comment	The Stoic: Daddy was alway like this, but cranks it up several notches after Ma and Franklin die. He gets better.
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Out of the Dust / int_1c512c6c	type	The Swarm
Out of the Dust / int_1c512c6c	comment	The Swarm: As if things weren't hard enough for Billie Jo, a giant swarm of grasshoppers comes and devours every leaf and apple on her mother's two apple trees, to which she tries to fight them off but fails, on the same day that her mother dies giving birth to her stillborn brother.
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Out of the Dust / int_21d70919	type	Crapsack World
Out of the Dust / int_21d70919	comment	Crapsack World: Well, it is The Great Depression...
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Out of the Dust / int_269e82c1	type	Death of a Child
Out of the Dust / int_269e82c1	comment	Death of a Child: Billie's brother Franklin dies a few hours after being born. It's mentioned that two boys were killed in a bad dust storm.
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Out of the Dust / int_34e1ef45	type	Unnamed Parent
Out of the Dust / int_34e1ef45	comment	Unnamed Parent: Averted with Billie Jo's father, whose name is revealed to be "Bayard". Also averted with her mother, who is referred to once as "Polly" (and "Pol" twice by her husband).
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Out of the Dust / int_372bc105	type	Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism
Out of the Dust / int_372bc105	comment	Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism: Way on the cynical side, even though the ending is surprisingly upbeat and hopeful.
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Out of the Dust / int_3820a9ea	type	Tomboyish Name
Out of the Dust / int_3820a9ea	comment	Tomboyish Name: Again, Billie Jo.
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Out of the Dust / int_3866ab91	type	Deceased Parents Are the Best
Out of the Dust / int_3866ab91	comment	Deceased Parents Are the Best: Billie Jo has a supportive and kind mother and an emotionally distant (though not terrible) father. The strained relationship between Billie and her father after her mother dies forms much of the book's plot.
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Out of the Dust / int_3b113b7	type	Character Development
Out of the Dust / int_3b113b7	comment	Character Development: Both Billie Jo and Daddy. Billie becomes a much stronger young woman, with a sense of purpose (i.e., her piano playing) by the book's end, and she forgives her father for the freak accident. Daddy is not nearly as stoic by the end of the novel; and he's found a new love in Louise.
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Out of the Dust / int_4623b3bb	type	Why Couldn't You Be Different?
Out of the Dust / int_4623b3bb	comment	Why Couldn't You Be Different?: Billie Jo's father wanted a boy, not a girl, which is why he gave her a masculine name and forced her to work on the farm.
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Out of the Dust / int_47d35854	type	Intergenerational Friendship
Out of the Dust / int_47d35854	comment	Intergenerational Friendship: Arley and Billie Jo. At the end, Billie forms this with Louise, her father's girlfriend, as well.
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Out of the Dust / int_495c9e84	type	Escapism
Out of the Dust / int_495c9e84	comment	Escapism: In-universe, Billie Jo plays the piano as a way to escape her brutal, unforgiving life.
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Out of the Dust / int_49f6a9e4	type	Most Writers Are Writers
Out of the Dust / int_49f6a9e4	comment	Most Writers Are Writers: Karen Hesse has gone on record to say Billie is a musician and a poet because she too is a musician and a poet.
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Out of the Dust / int_4b4274e3	type	Second Place Is for Winners
Out of the Dust / int_4b4274e3	comment	Second Place Is for Winners: Billie Jo is proud of herself when she wins third-place in the Talent Contest.
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Out of the Dust / int_4e7c4536	type	Wham Line
Out of the Dust / int_4e7c4536	comment	Wham Line: From the chapter "The Accident": From the chapter "Devoured": From the chapter "Midnight Truth": From the chapter "Something Lost, Something Gained":
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Out of the Dust / int_504a1991	type	Body Horror
Out of the Dust / int_504a1991	comment	Body Horror: The accident with the kerosene leaves Billie Jo's hands covered in third degree burns, and her mother in even worse shape.
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Out of the Dust / int_52c6a4d	type	Last-Minute Baby Naming
Out of the Dust / int_52c6a4d	comment	Last-Minute Baby Naming: A tragic case. Billie Jo's baby brother dies before he's given a name, but the reverend at the funeral asks her father to posthumously name him. He doesn't respond, so Billie Jo speaks up in his place and names her brother Franklin after the President.
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Out of the Dust / int_54cbd0cb	type	This Is Unforgivable!
Out of the Dust / int_54cbd0cb	comment	This Is Unforgivable!: One of the main conflicts in the novel is Billie Jo refusing to forgive her father for leaving the pot of kerosene on the stove, as it lead to the chain of events ending in Ma's death. By the end, she has forgave him - as well as herself, for throwing the pot.
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Out of the Dust / int_5cd8680b	type	Doorstop Baby
Out of the Dust / int_5cd8680b	comment	Doorstop Baby: In one chapter, Billie Jo writes about how a package containing a live human baby was found on the front steps of the church.
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Out of the Dust / int_66dfe36a	type	Missing Mom
Out of the Dust / int_66dfe36a	comment	Missing Mom: Ma dies near the beginning of the book.
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Out of the Dust / int_6d892421	type	Teacher/Student Romance
Out of the Dust / int_6d892421	comment	Teacher/Student Romance: A rare example between adults. After Billie Joâ€™s father begins going to night school, he ends up falling for his teacher, Louise. The book ends with them in a romantic relationship.
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Out of the Dust / int_7870735b	type	From Bad to Worse
Out of the Dust / int_7870735b	comment	From Bad to Worse: Things weren't so great at the beginning of the story, but once Ma dies giving birth to Franklin, that's when things really start rolling off the deep end.
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Out of the Dust / int_79a60aec	type	For Want of a Nail
Out of the Dust / int_79a60aec	comment	For Want Of A Nail: If that pot of kerosene wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time, a lot of drama and heartache could've been avoided.
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Out of the Dust / int_7b56d879	type	Parental Title Characterization
Out of the Dust / int_7b56d879	comment	Parental Title Characterization: Billie Jo switches from calling Bayard "Daddy" to simply referring to him as "my father" after the accident, symbolizing her losing faith in him. When she returns home and they reconcile, she begins calling him "Daddy" again.
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Out of the Dust / int_7cc8d769	type	Sore Loser
Out of the Dust / int_7cc8d769	comment	Sore Loser: The tap dancers pout into their mirrors after not winning at the talent contest, with Birdie Jasper claiming it's Billie Jo's fault she didn't win and that the judges were "just being nice to a cripple".
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Out of the Dust / int_7f0f19e5	type	I Coulda Been a Contender!
Out of the Dust / int_7f0f19e5	comment	I Coulda Been a Contender!: Ma could have been a famous pianist. At least Billie thought so.
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Out of the Dust / int_8a986cc7	type	The Great Depression
Out of the Dust / int_8a986cc7	comment	The Great Depression: The novel takes place smack dab in the middle of this period, from 1934 to 1935.
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Out of the Dust / int_8c678d33	type	Death by Newbery Medal
Out of the Dust / int_8c678d33	comment	Death by Newbery Medal: Ma and baby Franklin. And averted by Daddy, who is treated for skin cancer near the end of the book.
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Out of the Dust / int_8c99369f	type	Sliding Scale of Realistic vs. Fantastic
Out of the Dust / int_8c99369f	comment	Sliding Scale of Realistic vs. Fantastic: As realistic as humanly possible, though it's to be expected, considering it's basically the kiddie equivalent of a Steinbeck novel.
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Out of the Dust / int_981ca4c3	type	Talent Contest
Out of the Dust / int_981ca4c3	comment	Talent Contest: Billie enters one about halfway through the book; she wins third-place and earns two dollars.
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Out of the Dust / int_9dd2af4a	type	Inspirationally Disadvantaged
Out of the Dust / int_9dd2af4a	comment	Inspirationally Disadvantaged: Billie is a very downplayed example, but she does overcome her crippled hands to play piano, despite everyone's, including her father's, doubts.
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Out of the Dust / int_a30c287	type	Good Parents
Out of the Dust / int_a30c287	comment	Good Parents: Ma, who as mentioned is very supportive of Billie Jo.
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Out of the Dust / int_a536f3a3	type	Gender-Blender Name
Out of the Dust / int_a536f3a3	comment	Gender-Blender Name: "Billie Jo" is a feminized spelling of a traditionally male name, given to her by her father who Wanted a Son Instead.
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Out of the Dust / int_a7850fbf	type	Only Known by Their Nickname
Out of the Dust / int_a7850fbf	comment	Only Known by Their Nickname: Mad Dog received his nickname because as a toddler he loved to bite people's legs. His real name is never mentioned and not even Billie Jo knows it.
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Out of the Dust / int_a8a4b41e	type	Not So Stoic
Out of the Dust / int_a8a4b41e	comment	Not So Stoic: When Billie Jo and Daddy go to a town ball, he actually smiles and laughs. Earlier, before Ma dies, heâ€™s not above joking the dust in their food is pepper and chocolate.
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Out of the Dust / int_ad641426	type	Trademark Favorite Food
Out of the Dust / int_ad641426	comment	Trademark Favorite Food: Billie's love of apples, which stems from her mother's apple trees, is noted several times. The book even includes a recipe for apple sauce in the afterword.
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Out of the Dust / int_b1814b1d	type	Wanted a Son Instead
Out of the Dust / int_b1814b1d	comment	Wanted a Son Instead: Billie Jo's dad wanted a son. As a result, he gave his daughter a Tomboyish Name and raised her similarly to a son.
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Out of the Dust / int_b4c406a6	type	Death by Despair
Out of the Dust / int_b4c406a6	comment	Death by Despair: Referenced. Billie Jo mentions that a woman died two hours after her husband. The official cause of death was announced as "dust pneumonia" but Billie Jo believes that she just couldn't go on without him.
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Out of the Dust / int_b5dded87	type	Gossipy Hens
Out of the Dust / int_b5dded87	comment	Gossipy Hens: After her dead baby brother is taken away to be buried, Billie Jo overhears two women gossiping about the accident, focusing on Billie Jo's having thrown the pail of kerosene. Though they at least acknowledge that it was an accident, Billie Jo is furious and anguished that they only focus on her part in it, not mentioning that it was Daddy leaving the pail by the stove that started the whole chain of events or that, after the incident, he abandoned Ma for hours to drink up all their savings despite knowing she was incapable of caring for herself.
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Out of the Dust / int_b61b755f	type	Tomboy
Out of the Dust / int_b61b755f	comment	Tomboy: Billie Jo herself, though considering her father wanted a boy to begin with, it's not that surprising.
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Out of the Dust / int_bc37d80d	type	So Proud of You
Out of the Dust / int_bc37d80d	comment	So Proud of You: Downplayed when Billie tells Ma she scored the highest out of the entire eighth grade on a standardized test.
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Out of the Dust / int_c02a3bf2	type	Imperiled in Pregnancy
Out of the Dust / int_c02a3bf2	comment	Imperiled in Pregnancy: Ma is heavily pregnant when the accident happens. She survives initially, covered in burns, but dies giving birth.
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Out of the Dust / int_c5fe6c81	type	Strong Family Resemblance
Out of the Dust / int_c5fe6c81	comment	Strong Family Resemblance: Used tragically. Billie Jo resembles her father in both looks and mannerisms but is very little like her mother. After Ma dies, Billie bemoans that she wish she could see more of her mother in herself.
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Out of the Dust / int_c75df49a	type	Shout-Out
Out of the Dust / int_c75df49a	comment	Shout-Out: Billie Jo's teacher Miss Freeland sings in a performance of Madame Butterfly.
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Out of the Dust / int_d29a6629	type	Death by Childbirth
Out of the Dust / int_d29a6629	comment	Death by Childbirth: Ma dies giving birth to Billie Jo's brother, although in this case, it's not the birth alone that kills her so much as it just pushes her over the edge after she was already on death's doorstep from the kerosene accident. The baby doesn't last much longer.
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Out of the Dust / int_d39e327f	type	What the Hell, Hero?
Out of the Dust / int_d39e327f	comment	What the Hell, Hero?: Billie reacts this way when her dad drinks up all the emergency money in Guymon.
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Out of the Dust / int_d5ca97d	comment	Dream-Crushing Handicap: Subverted. At first, it seems like this trope will be played straight when Billie's hands are crippled in the freak accident, making it much harder for her to play piano. However, local musician and good friend Arley Wanderdale tries to convince her to perform in a city-wide Talent Contest anyway, and she does, winning third place. By the end of the novel, she's playing piano on the regular again.
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Out of the Dust / int_e4ba33fc	comment	Disaster Dominoes: Ma's accident: Daddy leaves a pail of kerosene beside the stove without telling anyone what it is. Ma mistakes the kerosene for water and pours it into the coffee pot, causing it to catch fire. Ma runs out of the house to get Daddy. Billie Jo starts to follow her, but decides it's a bad idea to leave the kerosene to burn uncontrolled in the "bone-dry kitchen", and goes back to get it out of the house. For reasons unknown (possibly because she had the same thought as Billie Jo), instead of continuing to run for Daddy, Ma turns around and also heads back towards the house. Billie Jo throws the pail of burning kerosene out the door just as Ma is coming back up the path, causing burning kerosene to splash on her clothes. The resulting incident leaves Ma horribly burned and near death (ultimately leading to the death of both her and the baby), and Billie Jo gets third-degree burns on her hands trying to save her.
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Out of the Dust / int_e54362ef	comment	Hunk: Mad-Dog, the boy Billy Joe has a crush on.
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Out of the Dust / int_eea09b27	type	Political Correctness Is Evil
Out of the Dust / int_eea09b27	comment	Political Correctness Is Evil: In-universe, one of the Talent Contest contestants, Birdie Jasper, thinks this is going on when Billie gets a prize, claiming the judges are "just being nice to a cripple." The other performers disagree.
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Out of the Dust / int_f3626b09	comment	Mercy Kill: A minor character has his cattle shot instead of letting them starve or suffocate due to the dust.
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Out of the Dust / int_f64a9cf7	type	Earn Your Happy Ending
Out of the Dust / int_f64a9cf7	comment	Earn Your Happy Ending: Well, not really a happy ending - it is The Great Depression, after all. But after a bookload of suffering, the surviving characters are much happier by the end than theyâ€™ve been since at least Ma died, especially Daddy.
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