Track the narrator\u2019s character development (Contexts of\u00a0Coming of Age, Right of Passage, etc.) as the story progresses, pointing to specific lines \/ moments of realization.\u00a0 How would you\u00a0characterize\u00a0the narrator and his friends when the story starts?\u00a0 What do they want?\u00a0 What do they eventually get?\u00a0 Who do they become?\u00a0 Do we sympathize with them despite their actions?\u00a0 At what moments does the narrator begin to grasp the seriousness of the situation?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The narrator is trying to present himself at \u201c bad” and \u201cdangerous.\u201d Digby represents the boys, he starts the trouble. Jeff does not have so much action, he is lazy, and uncertain. They become frightened during and after the situation and realize they did not want to be involved with any type of problem as that. The issue that they caused was there action and they had there consequence. I believe the situation may be a good thing because they then realized they did not want to be \u201cbad” kids anymore. The narrator realized the seriousness of the situation when he was hiding from the man with the 57\u2019 Chevy who they thought was Tony Lovett\u2019s car. <\/p>\n
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In this story, the\u00a0setting\u00a0is central, playing a huge role in the plot and character development.\u00a0 What do we know about Greasy Lake when the story begins?\u00a0 How is it\u00a0described\u00a0and what\u00a0tone is set by this description?\u00a0\u00a0 How has the setting changed for the narrator?\u00a0 Why do you think Boyle repeats \u201cthis was nature\u201d within the story?<\/p>\n
Greasy lake was not and is not representative of nature. Why is the body in the water significant?\u00a0 What is his initial reaction and how does it change after he leaves the water?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the narrator is out in the water near the dead man \u201cAl” he breaks down. He realizes he does not want to be bad. The result of the situation makes the narrator want to go back ; back to the safety of his hope, and to his parents. The true dangers that leads up the dead body is not what the boys want. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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