Thursday, March 6, 2008

Chapters 17-20

Summarize chapters 17 through 20 on your blog. Provide a picture that reflects a story from the these chapters.

In addition, describe a memorable scene in the book and explain why it is one of your favorites.

Example: In chapter 4 in Of Mice and Men, Carlson encourages Candy, while in the bunkhouse, to "put that old dog out of his misery." Carlson explains that to shoot the dog now would lessen its suffering and allow him to die quickly and easily. Although Candy is reluctant to grant such a request, he acquiesces to Carlson and suffers for his dog's death. This scene foreshadows the end of the book where George will be faced with a similar situation. The reader is struck by the fragility of life and its seeming irrelevancy that reinforces the concept of loneliness introduced early in the book.

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