The Man Who was Almost A Man

1. After reading the first paragraph, identify the narrator, the point of view, and the dialect.

Dave is the narrator and it is in 3rd person and the dialect is with the people of the city.

2.What is Dave's mother's response when he asks her if he can buy a gun? How does he ask her?

Her response is that he is crazy and he should never even consider the purchase of a gun. He asks her in a normal question and wonders if he can purchase it for usage and protection. In her western accident she scolds him and gives him the right values.

3. What is Dave's reaction when pressed to tell the truth? What is the crowd's reaction when he tells? 

When he is pressed to tell the truth to the crowd he is nervous and does not know what to say. The crowd is angry at him and makes him very nervous as he walks to the area where he confesses. The crowds get anxious at antsy. 

4. Think of the train as a symbol. What do you think it represents?

The train represents an escape and a feeling of relief as he goes onto the train. It is a safe area where he can rest and escape from society in quiet.

5. Is society better off without individuals like Dave? Should they celebrate his departure?

Society would be better off without people like Dave because he is just trouble and is to cocky. They should celebrate his departure. This is because he made life worse for other people and was a disruptive influence for society. 

Lamb to the Slaughter

Mary Maloney did a very bad thing, and back then they did not have the Forensic technology to find out who committed a murder. Now in 2009 she would have been caught because of the DNA evidence they could have found on the body or anywhere in the house. The theme of the story is karma. You should not break up with someone and expect you to breeze by without problems. Although the problem should not be death it would be something less severe. In today's current society it is easy to find the crime scene and who committed the crime.

GAC and Cage Reading

The reading was a moving part of the book in my opinion. It felt very authentic just like I was in the concentration camp myself. The Nazi's were very aggressive as always, and I really felt the pain Riva felt. Riva perceives life differently since she has had the poison and when she finds out her arm might be cut off she is summoned to her fait. The Nazi says to the nurse, "My prisoner need medical help. She has blood poisoning." When he says "prisoner" I got a chill running down my spine thinking that a young girl is a prisoner.