Trumbo Passage Analysis

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In the beginning of the passage, Trumbo uses selection of detail to describe the environment and illustrate to be safe and comforting showing the son and father bonded. The setting is described to have enormous Pine in which they settle the tent with a fire in front, lakes around and needles of tree falling down. The two have visited the place several times and have always fished together “ Each summer they came to this pace was nine thousand feet high and covered with pine trees and dotted with lakes”(6-8).Heading to the same spot several times to have some father-son bonding shows the relationship of the two to be strong and be well connected. Fishing, let alone takes a lot of time and dedication to get a catch, with the son and father repeatedly going this shows them having a good relationship. Although, the passage tensify the setting rather than getting into details of the father and son, it can be shown that the son and the father have strong bond as the repeatedly come to the same spot to go fish together. Furthermore into the passage, Trumbo reveals more of the …show more content…

The son had devised a way to tell his father that he would like to fishing with Bill instead of him alone so that the son may teach Bill. Without offering the dad to join, the boy ask the dad if he can go fishing with Bill “... If you don’t mind I’ll get up early in the morning and meet Harper and he and I will go fishing” (32-34). Trumbo does not use quotations when the boy is speaking, so in turn it speeds up the passage, mirroring the way the boy is asking the father if he is allowed to go fish with Bill. This important because it is showcasing that the son cares for the relationship although he wishes to fish with Bill, marking the first time fishing with someone else. The relationship in this part of the passage is shown to be patchy as the son still cares but wish to do new

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