William Armstrong Sounder Analysis

“But he resolved he would not die, even with a half-dead body, because he wanted to come home again,” announces father’s return home. The author of Sounder, William Armstrong, makes it very apparent how similar Sounder and the father's returns home were. The father and Sounder have many similarities when it comes to how they returned. Both of them suffered the same physical injuries. For example, their legs are gone. Sounder arrived home without his, while the father arrived carrying his. With both the father and Sounder, one entire side of their body is damaged badly. Sounder’s shoulder is red, hairless, and the color of leather. The father’s shoulder had been shoved upward and back to make a hump. The hump from his shoulder was so high that

it almost looked like it head las leaning on it for support. Sounder’s bark also disappeared when he came home. Coincidentally, father’s voice was half-gone. Father’s voice was slow, measured, and stuttered. Apart from physical injuries, they were very similar in mental, emotional, and spiritual differences. They both showed a lot of loyalty by walking home, while hurt. This shows their love of family also. Sounder and the father were both injured, yet they walked all the way back home all by themselves. They both also showed their affection for the family when arriving home. Sounder licked and wagged his tail, while the father hugged and kissed them all. In all, Sounder and his master had many similarities when they arrived home.