Boys Of Blood And Bone: Discussion Questions

In “A River Runs Through It,” similes are used constantly. They usually relate a person or object to an animal or living entity. For one example, Maclean uses a simile to compare life’s

Henry was a normal boy and did all of the normal things young boys do: making noise, being busy and active, nosing around in the refrigerator, and asking questions - all part and parcel of being a normal child. But he was brought up to believe he wasn't a "model boy." His parents were constantly interrupted by him - his mother while she was reading and grading papers, and his father so much so that he spent most of his time in his office on campus, joining them only at mealtimes. His father wished to remain "blissfully unaware."

Looking at the plot of the story, one can see that the story deals with a psychological conflict. Before Henry had left for the Vietnam War he and Lyman had a close relationship and since coming back he changed significantly because of what he saw and experienced. Lyman explains, “Once I was in the room watching TV with Henry and I heard his teeth click at something. I looked over and he’d bitten through his lip. Blood was going down his chin” (Erdrich 129). This example shows how Henry is dealing with the post war stress and how he cannot get what he went through out of his head. As he sits and watches the replaying war videos, he is unable to get past that he can live again and go back to the way things were because psychologically he is still at war and fighting.

Moreover, another event from the movie that shows his (CD) is his attempt to kill his mother. After running away from her in the woods and hiding, he tries to push his mother of a cliff. This plan was once again stopped by Mark. This ultimately led to Henrys death. This shows just how maladaptive or out of touch with the world Henry was. As I pointed out earlier, Henry was a very intelligent and manipulative child. He convinced his parents and other elders around him to believe that he was the perfect child and tried turning them against his cousin Mark. He even had Mark’s doctor believing that Mark had a problem. According to (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 12/10/09) both of these events are characteristics of (CD).

In Chapter 3 page 39 he uses simile when saying “While his station wagon scampered like a brisk yellow bug” when describing someone’s car and a small bug. By comparing these two objects the reader can conclude that the car moved in a way that is comparable to a small yellow bug. The second example of his use of simile is on page 39 of chapter 3 when he says “Girls came and went by like moths among the whisperings. This example of simile was used to describe the frequency of girls coming into and leaving his life by comparing them to moths. Fitzgerald used his form of figurative language to express his view of different events in his life. The use of simile is by far one of the most common forms of figurative language in the history of American

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As he is walking, a few soldiers that seems to be fleeing run into him. As Henry tries to stop them to ask what’s been happening, one of the soldiers swings at him with a rifle, opening a bloody gash on the top of his head. After a long while of waiting, a friendly soldier finds him and leads him back to camp, where a friend tends to his wound. After a few days of waiting, they come across another battle. This time Henry doesn’t flee, instead he thinks about all the people who have fought and died in the war, and decides to do the same: fight. Not only for the glory this time, but for the people he was

After the Vietnam War, Henry was crazy and unstable. For instance, when Henry was watching television and he bit through his lip with blood pouring everywhere (977). The blood was getting on his bread every time he took a bite, but because of his lost ability to think straight Henry doesn’t even flinch as blood pours everywhere. Also, at the end of the story Henry snaps on his brother Lyman. He punches Lyman, which leads to a fight ended by the laughing of Henry (980). During the fight with Lyman, the extent of Henry’s mental changed, to turn on a family member and physically strike him. Henry illustrates how crazy he is when he jumps in to the river all of the sudden to “cool off”(981). This action by Henry ends his craziness and his life.

This evokes pathos in the members of the convention, creating a feel of respect and assurance towards Henry. Essentially, to get his idea across as fast as possible, Henry conveys his ultimate purpose and sense of urgency to fight for justice immediately since there is “no time.” He creates another appeal to pathos that builds a perception of necessity within the members so that they want to assist Henry and his view quickly. Also, to create

Henry uses ethos, an appeal to a power higher than himself, to gain the trust of those on the opposing side. Firstly, he opens with a statement meant to make him appear more trustworthy in the eyes of the House, referring to his “patriotism”, which is proven to be an allegiance to the idea of the United States rather than to Britain. Furthermore, he mentions that he is “willing to know the whole truth” and to endure “whatever anguish of spirit it may cause”, to the same effect. Henry also appeals to the reader’s

The story takes a while to get off the ground, but perhaps it is best that way, so we can see a clear description of the steady peaceful (and somewhat dull) life Henry had before change brought

He uses specific choice of words like "Dark", "Sorcerer" and "Visions" to provide a sense of wonder and mystery as if it was an adventure. Which portrays the anticipation that Douglas feels towards all of the adventures that summer will bring. The passage also consists of a simile in lines 48 through 50. The sentence reads "The street lights, like candles on a black cake, went out." This particular lines connect to the first paragraph of the whole passage which mentioned the sun hasn't rised. The simile is a comparing lit street lights to that of candles which at first are lit but once you blow them out it's light is gone. The lines are explaining that the street lights are off, now that they are not needed since the sun is out. Personification is found in lines 49 through 50. Which say the following " As house lights winked slowly on." This sentence,personifies house lights as winking which represents house lights slowly turning on. Therefore, people are starting to wake up and the day is about to commence. Towards the end of the passage Douglas Spaulding is preparing to leave his home and enjoy his summer. A metaphor is illustrated in line 74 through 75. For example "The town trolley would sail the rivering black streets." In the sentence, the streets are being compared to an ocean. Which portrays Douglas imagination and desire for his summer adventures to begin. Visual

Find at least 5 similes (Comparisons using "like" or "as") in the text. Does his use of comparisons enhance the imagery of the text? If yes, how? If not, what is the significance of that imagery. - “The hair was yellow like that of a circus kewpie doll…” - “The face heavily powered and rouged, as though to form an abstract mask…” - “Her breasts were firm and round as the domes of East Indian temples…” - “To see the fine skin texture and beads of pearly perspiration glistening like dew around the pink and erected buds of her nipples.”

Enlistment: There were numerous boys that were too young to enlist but still signed up to serve. Aboriginal people persisted to enlist even with little to no knowledge or background on the languages of French and English. Although they were allowed to sign up by 1915,

In the beginning of the ballad Henry is at home with his family but at the end of the story, John is buried him near or on the White House. "Oh they took John Henry to the White House and they buried him in the sand Every locomotive come roarin' by says there lies a steel drivin' man, Lord, Lord. There lies a steel drivin' man." In my opinion, Henry should have stopped .