Dear Will,
I've noticed that you're very slow at catching on to things. When you arrived at Featherstone's house and you found your horse there you said, "He had his head down grazing on new grass, and I stood amazed, wondering how he had found his way here before me" (61). Then you noticed that your coat was on the back of Bear's chair and you still didn't make the connection that Featherstone had been there. I also thought it was weird how when you arrived, no one said anything. You just sat down.
I'm beginning to understand why you talked about Bear so much in the beginning now. He brings you food, tells you stories, and is really nice to you, unlike Featherstone. One of his stories was about Bear's friend, Sir, and how he had been gutted by a boar. You said, "Bear cupped the wet pink-and-blue ropes in his palms, spilled them back inside, and stitched the bleeding belly back together..." (80). First of all, I cannot believe he did that. I would never able to do that. Second, I can't believe he lived! He was left out in the woods for days before Bear noticed that he was still alive. Where did he get food?
Anyways, I can't wait to keep reading!
-Anna
December 5, 2007
Post A
Vocab
Bray (62)- any similar loud, harsh sound.
Anomalies (64)- an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc.
Figurative Language
1) "In one corner a tall pile of cured deerhides lay atop another like a deck of cards swollen from being left out in the rain" (65). Sorry to keep giving examples of similes but there are tons of them in this book. This is a simile because it describes the deerhides by using the word like.
2) "... no matter how bitter the night, touching his shoulder was like palming a loaf of bread fresh out of the oven" (83). This is another simile because it uses the word like to describe something.
3) "When I dropped a nickel into the slot of a kinetoscope viewer and wound the crank until the bell rang and put the sound tubes like a stethescope to my ears and then bent to the eyepieces" (7). This is a third simile because once again, it uses the word like to describe something.
Quote
Will is talking about the new calender when he says, "But in my mind, those were beginning to mean nothing, and it was just the four seasons and the thirteen moons wheeling across the night sky that marked real time" (83). This quote is important for two reasons. One, it became the title of the book and two, it shows how Will is adapting to his new life and even starting to act like the people around him.
Theme
For every cloud, there's a silver lining.
Bray (62)- any similar loud, harsh sound.
Anomalies (64)- an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc.
Figurative Language
1) "In one corner a tall pile of cured deerhides lay atop another like a deck of cards swollen from being left out in the rain" (65). Sorry to keep giving examples of similes but there are tons of them in this book. This is a simile because it describes the deerhides by using the word like.
2) "... no matter how bitter the night, touching his shoulder was like palming a loaf of bread fresh out of the oven" (83). This is another simile because it uses the word like to describe something.
3) "When I dropped a nickel into the slot of a kinetoscope viewer and wound the crank until the bell rang and put the sound tubes like a stethescope to my ears and then bent to the eyepieces" (7). This is a third simile because once again, it uses the word like to describe something.
Quote
Will is talking about the new calender when he says, "But in my mind, those were beginning to mean nothing, and it was just the four seasons and the thirteen moons wheeling across the night sky that marked real time" (83). This quote is important for two reasons. One, it became the title of the book and two, it shows how Will is adapting to his new life and even starting to act like the people around him.
Theme
For every cloud, there's a silver lining.
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