Penny in the dust

1. Flash back means looking on what happened or talking about the past. In the story the flash back started after the first paragraph.

2. The dad and the little boy are involved. The little boy got a penny from his dad and he liked it so much and he played with it and imagined how he could buy stuff with it but the one day when he lost it. He was playing in the dirt with it burying the penny and digging it up imagining it was treasure then it got lost. He was two scared to tell his dad so he hid, after a while he felt so giulty he told his dad he lost the penny. The confessed about it childish thoughts he had about the penny and this touched the dad and the dad kept the penny when he found it and kept it in his upper vest pocket i think they dad kept it as his treasure from his son.

Queations:

1. I think he means that he shocked him.

2. The dad keeps the penny as his treasure from his son.

3. The dad shows is love by giving his son the penny, helping him find it when he lost it, and keeping it but also keeping it in good condition.

4. The dad felt awkward and out of place.

5. What moved the dad so much was that the son had so much passion in the penny and cared for it so much when it was something so little and the fact that is was a gift from his father, he did not want to lose it.

6. The penny is symbolic.

7. The father is very quiet,But deep down hes very caring and loves his son with all his heart. He doesnt like to show his feelings this makes him look strong.