Friday, October 29, 2010

Penny in the Dust

Penny in the Dust
1. It means when you remember something or "go back" to that time. An example is when he's walking, so like after the first paragraph.
2. The major conflict is when Pete loses his penny and doesn't want to tell his dad. Pete and his father are involved. He loses the penny because he was "looking for treasure" and had burried it. It was resolved when his dad found it.

Penny in the Dust: Questions
1. That his father would think that. He is surprised.
2. He doesn't return the penny because it means something to him now.
3. He shows love by working hard, giving him rides, gave his son the penny and for being there.
4. The boys world is imaginary where his fathers is in reality. The father feels happy and sad. The boy feels scared and ashamed.
5. It was that he could finish work early and the boy wanted to spend time with his father.
6. The penny is symbolic because he had that penny with him till the day he died.
7. He is a working man, he was a serious man, and was stern. That he took things seriously.

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