First Memories in the Tree House

“ I had been watching the boys for weeks go up into that tree house from my front yard at the cottage. I’d wanted to know what was up there. My curiosity had given me my first real friends.” (4)

In the book, the author writes how the house once was and how its changed since the stranger had left. The father sees the stranger going towards the old swings. Saying “I hope he won’t sit in one of them, for memory’s sake, and try to swing-the posts are rotted almost through.” This sentence lets the readers know how long it’s been since the stranger has been to this house. This lets us see how long this house has been there making a better image of the house inside our heads. Describing of the house from what it is now and how it was. Just like when the stranger talked about the wet stain on the wall no longer being there. The mother and father said they never seen one there, or when the stranger had left at the ending of the story, and the rooms were describing as if the life drained from

The house is a connection to who the characters are, their being and culture. This is evident when the “black fella” is constantly telling Quick to “go home” throughout the story, referring to Cloudstreet. Rose’s decision to give up her house in the new suburbs and move back to Cloudstreet is also an example of this connection to the house, as Rose and Quick, as part of their character development, realise they cannot abandon who they are; they cannot abandon Cloudstreet.

"Really?" Danny asked annoyed. "I am pretty simple. I don't like to do stuff, I am perfectly happy in my room with my books and some space to train."

he said, his smile fading. "You mean an orphanage?""[Sohrab:] " No," he said. "No, please."[Amir :] "Sohrab, it would be for just a little while.

Logan chimed in about her grandiose treehouse, and then they looked to Leo. She had nothing to say, she never had anything to say, but they looked at her with such trivial excitement! It was more than she could bare, caring about the two. But, it was too late now, she adored them, so she closed her eyes and waited for a memory to grant her something to say. Once her mind was at ease, a dollhouse came into view. It was heartfelt and handmade by her father; he presented it to her with the biggest, proudest grin on his cheeky

The movie, The Wood is a coming of age story about three friends, Roland, Slim, and Mike, who grew up in Inglewood “The Wood”, California and the memories they made as children all the way into adulthood. Inglewood was filled with middle class people. Together the boys experience the struggles of being a teenage boy. The journey of the three boys’ friendship is depicted through a series of flashbacks between past and present tense, starting from the moment they met up until the moment they send Roland off into a new life with his bride to be. The movie focuses immensely on the theme of love, the love they have for each other as brothers, the love they have for the women in their lives, and the love they have for The Wood.

“I’d let you use my bed, but seeing as you didn’t let me use yours when I stayed with you, it seems only fair.” Kimberly knew he was only saying it in jest and she waved him off. She would sleep on the floor if he made her. The couch was comfortable enough anyway.

“The doctors said it was cool, so here I am. I don’t really want to fall behind in any of my classes.” Clyde feigns a smile. It’s a lot weaker than when he grins from ear to ear.

Before the family leaves for the camp, the house is lived in and cared for, there are paintings on the walls and oriental rugs on the floors. Each of the children had their own rooms, in which they kept their own personal items and memories. These possessions mattered to the people living in the house. They held memories and beliefs. The house was no different than any of the other houses on the street. Neither was the family that lived inside of it. The mother and father tended to a

“Or maybe you’re just crazy and seeing things,” Todd laughed, shoving a whole sandwich in his mouth.

Entering the lane, the first house has columns of sharply pointed conifers, vivid green, looming over garish orange bricks, further highlighted by a lacklustre brown tiled roof. Partially hidden, however, established maple trees line the front boundary, enhancing the façade, additionally, yellowing paddocks surround the property on three sides. An elderly couple lives in the house, together with their two orphaned granddaughters, as a result of the girl's parents being killed in a fire.

"Shame. I could always kidnap you and keep you in mine." Tony waggled his eyebrows and Steve laughed. "You know, when you smile, it's like the sun comes out."

“Thank you, can u kids please set it up,” miss lynch said while cleaning up the tent

Grant Woods purpose for this piece was to create the type of people that would own this house. I feel as if he achieved his purpose because the characters look like they would own the property. The pitchfork in the gentleman's hands correlates with the barn in the