Post A Week 2 OUT CHASING HORSES

Vocab:
Paddock (18):a small, usually enclosed field near a stable or barn for pasturing or exercising animals.
slowcoach (20):someone who moves slowly, slowpoke.

Lit. Devices:
"...,fishing in the river for trout, balancing on the shining yellow logs that sailed the current close long after the clearing of the river was done (17)." This is an example of imagery because of the shining yellow logs.

"... or we went to Jon's house in the other direction where I was treated as the crown prince (21)." This is an example of simile because the novel compares him using "as".

"Jon's face was a chalk-white mask with an open mouth, and from that mouth uttered sounds that made my blood run cold (33)." This is an example of a metaphor because it says that Jon's face is a chalk-white mask.

Quote:
"christ." I said. "It's wierd that something so little can come alive and just fly away." and maybe it was not well put and certainly less than the light airy feeling I felt inside me. But something happened at that momment I that I had no way understanding, for when I raised my eyes and looked up at Jon's face it was strained and totally white (33)." This quote is iomportant because it shows the immense change in Jon for no apparent reason. He then crushed the tiny birds egg he was holding, then the nest, making Lars feel terrible, helpless, and desprate. I don't know what the significance of this incident will be, but he makes it clear this is important.

Theme: The theme of this book is that people are unpredictable, and that they constantly change.