Sunday, October 19, 2008

Second ROAR entry

Comments
1. Rano seemed to be very strong as a child.
2. The rage that consumed Rano was because he didnt get as much attention as he wanted.
3. "Grillo" was always the victim of everybody's attacks.
4. His poor childhood is what lead him to join gangs later in his life.
5. His mother's sickness seemed to come from her stress.

Questions
1. How could've Rano get the attention he needed without getting into trouble?
2. Was there another way for Rano to channel his anger?
3. How did the image of blood gushing out of his mother's legs affect him?
4. Why were the white boys so cruel to Grillo and his brother?

Vocabulary
1. Wincing- to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start; flinch. pg 20
2. Writhe- to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc. pg 20
3. Haphazardly- in a random manner. pg 22

Literary terms
1. The story is told in a first person point of view by the character named "Grillo".
2. "they treated me like I was everyone's little brother." Here, he is compared to everyone's little brother by using a simile. pg 26

Summary
1.this chapter was about how Grillo was treated as a child by others and his experiences in his first day of school

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