Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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5 Comments




  • In this chapter the boys are exited because they want to have their first sexual encounter but the boys are only 16 and 19 and Johannes says he must be able to support his wife and have a job but Jacob thought otherwise

  • In this chapter the boys compete to see which one if manlier. By having silly contests
  • Two guys considered Jacob and Johannes were weak because they were ashamed to walk around naked but the other boys weren't
  • In the next chapter Johannes is happy because he is going to the fair
  • At the fair Johannes remember life as it used to be when he was Gemm 16884.

4 Questions

  • Why did the boys feel the need to compete?
  • Why were the boys so exicited to have sex and to get married?
  • What made Johannes rember what things used to be like?
  • What was at the fair that made Johannes so happy?

3 Vocabulary

  • Gaze-
  • denier-
  • inclined-

2 Literary Terms

  • Simile
  • Allusion

1 Overview Sentence

This chapter is about Johannes having fun and competitions in his new life and him rembering life as Gemm 16884.

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