Figurative Language Analysis

Figurative Language- “...Hershel said the sky was growling at us. It’s a joy and wonder to him, a place where the sky takes note of us and speaks” (Horvath 7). This is personification.
Prediction- I predict that Mary thinks he came to their village for a reason and now she is going to send him on a quest before she dies.
Poem-
Ned taught French at school but didn’t know it,
And the school fired him before he could quit.

He was called and told that a prior caretaker of him was dying,
Which left him at the table sighing.

He and his family pack up and leave, head to the carriers,
And travel through the night hoping to reach the barriers.

For the first time in awhile, they stopped to get food at a diner,
They fill themselves up and get back

I love adventures, but this one has been going on for forever, and it is starting to seem pointless. We are still many miles away from the place we are heading to, the carriers, and now we ran out of gas. We are in the middle of nowhere, so Ned, my step-dad, ventures out into the wilderness to find some help while my little brothers run around to let all of their built up energy escape. Finally, Ned comes back with a Carrier scavenging supplies, named Jim. He brought a spare gas tank to fill up the car and then he directed us to the Carriers, where we found the dying Mary, the lady who wanted to see Ned. She ends up giving Ned a sack full of money his brother left for him, and now Ned wants to return it. Is he crazy? We are poor, then are gifted money, so we rise out of debt, and now he wants to make us poor again. Great! Now we also have to find his brother in Vegas before we go home. This is going to be a long trip. -Jane

Questions-
Why do Mary’s people call Ned?
Why does Ned prefer to drive at night?
Why do you think he is returning money that his family needs and how do you think he will find his brother John? Explain.

Chapters 5 and 6 Letter to a Character-

This shows the mood of anger in this scene clearly. It shows that Jane has, at this point of the book, a big hatred of Ned, even though she used to really like him as her step-dad. This one sentence, along with all the sentences on page 168, make the reader feel angry at Ned because of how Jane talks about him.

Character Analysis-

“‘It’s a dump,” says Dorothy at dinner. “But I guess my presence will improve it’”.

This line shows that Dorothy is immodest or not modest. It shows she thinks highly of herself because she thinks that she could make a retirement home that she compared to a dump better because of her presence there. After reading this quote, you can clearly see she is immodest.

Significant Quote-

“Sometimes it is good to have things happen outside of your control. There are parts of yourself you will never discover otherwise.”

This means exactly what is said, you can discover things about yourself when you are put into situations you can’t control. This quote is important because it tells you a good life lesson.

Chapters 13 and 14

Figurative Language-

“‘People are nuts,’ Ginny said”.
This is a metaphor because it is comparing people to nuts without using like or