P- Throughout the short story, the main character, Jerry, is looking for a father figure as his mother is a widow.
C- On page twenty two he becomes accepted by the “big boys” who let them dive with them.
Q- In line four of page twenty two we are told that after he dived the boys “made way for him”, “he felt accepted”.
E- This feeling of being accepted came from the smallest of gestures but had great effect on Jerry, for once he had male role model, a man he could look up to, a man he could respect.
P- One of the themes of page 22 is Jerry finding male role models. C- At the start of page 22 we see the effect the big boys have on him. Q- "he felt he was accepted" E- this feeling of being accepted has a positive effect on Jerry. The writer shows this effect by showing how he is enjoying their company.
P- Another one of the themes is the beginning of Jerrys journey into adulthoood. C- Found in the middle of page 22. Q- "Stinging Salt". E- The stinging salt shows the first physical milestone that Jerry has to go through to become an adult. Stinging tells us of a familiar pain that we all know of.
P-After the first milestone he feels unaccepted again because he couldn't find the entrance to the tunnel. C-This is shown in the middle of page 22. Q-"He began splashing and kicking on the water like a foolish dog." E-The boy acted immature and foolish to get attention from the bigger boys nd to feel accepted again. the writers language reminds the reader who the young boy is, and that he is still a young boy.
Q- " Bonjour! Merci! Au Revoir! Monsieur, Monsieur!" E- He is calling the bigger boys man/sir. this shows how much he looks up to them even thought they are looking down on him, frowning, unimpressed at his attention seeking.
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P- Throughout the short story, the main character, Jerry, is looking for a father figure as his mother is a widow.
C- On page twenty two he becomes accepted by the “big boys” who let them dive with them.
Q- In line four of page twenty two we are told that after he dived the boys “made way for him”, “he felt accepted”.
E- This feeling of being accepted came from the smallest of gestures but had great effect on Jerry, for once he had male role model, a man he could look up to, a man he could respect.
P- One of the themes of page 22 is Jerry finding male role models.
C- At the start of page 22 we see the effect the big boys have on him.
Q- "he felt he was accepted"
E- this feeling of being accepted has a positive effect on Jerry. The writer shows this effect by showing how he is enjoying their company.
P- Another one of the themes is the beginning of Jerrys journey into adulthoood.
C- Found in the middle of page 22.
Q- "Stinging Salt".
E- The stinging salt shows the first physical milestone that Jerry has to go through to become an adult. Stinging tells us of a familiar pain that we all know of.
P-After the first milestone he feels unaccepted again because he couldn't find the entrance to the tunnel.
C-This is shown in the middle of page 22.
Q-"He began splashing and kicking on the water like a foolish dog."
E-The boy acted immature and foolish to get attention from the bigger boys nd to feel accepted again. the writers language reminds the reader who the young boy is, and that he is still a young boy.
Q- " Bonjour! Merci! Au Revoir! Monsieur, Monsieur!"
E- He is calling the bigger boys man/sir. this shows how much he looks up to them even thought they are looking down on him, frowning, unimpressed at his attention seeking.
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