Tuesday, June 2, 2009

5|4|3|2|1 The Lost Boy pages 217-281

5 Comments
  • David thought that things were never the same after he left juvenile hall. And he is happy to return but then he realizes that every one at the home looks at him in a different manner as they used too.
  • He thought that even big Larry, who at one point he considered his brother gave him the cold shoulder and what used to be the most important thing to him which was his murray bike he even let it go to rust he didn't even care.
  • On Friday afternoon July 1974 David was told by Gordon that he had to move out of the Catanzes home because he knew that he was having troubles at the home?
  • He also realized on his departure that Lilian and Rudy cared more for him than his actual parents did. Also when he was leaving Lilian kept sobbing on him and Gordon had to separate them.
  • In the last chapter David goes to the heart of San Francisco in the Search of his father but instead he saw his uncle lee and he told him that his father retired and that he has a drinking problem and that maybe David could help him out of this problem.
  • Then he finally saw his father and they spent some time walking together and then David broke the silence by asking his father what happened and his father said it was your mother it was crazy your better off forgetting her.Then his father took him to the fire truck he worked on and he said that , that was the only thing he didn't screw up.

4 Questions

  • Why wasn't his father a good father figure to him?
  • Did he ever wish he was different?
  • Was David happy that he finally got to see his father?
  • Was his father happy he visited?

3 Vocabulary

  • withered- to shrivel; fade; decay
  • vow- a solemn promise
  • gnawed-to bite or chew on

2 Literary Terms

  • Mood
  • Simile

1 Overview Sentence

  • This books was one of the best books I have ever read I never thought a book could be so emotional . I recommend this to anyone who likes to read about people toughs lives. This was an awesome last ROAR book.

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