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Commentary Commentary Commentary

His mother did not worry of feeding
He is not guilty that his father had go to his child. He sometimes went to
away. But people said poor of him. school without breakfast. It is
something that parents have to be
responsible.

Questions for Study and Discussion

1. What does Gregory mean by “shame”?

- Gregory refers by shame according to the text to how the boy felt in some situations of his life. However, I think that
“shame” emphasizes the strong bad feeling about that he did not have father.

2. How do the first three paragraphs of the essay help to establish a context for the narrative that follows?

- The first three paragraphs of the essay helps to establish a context for the narrative that follows giving more details
about the boy’s life.

3. Why do you think Gregory narrates this episode in the first-person point of view? What would be gained or lost if he instead
wrote it in the third-person point of view?

- I think that Gregory narrates this episode in the first-person point of view because the reader can involve with the feeling
that the text wants to transmit. Maybe he would be lost importance if he instead wrote it in the third-person point of view.

4. Specific details can enhance the reader’s understanding and appreciation of a narrative. Gregory’s description of Helene
Tucker’s manners or the plaid of his mackinaw, for example, makes his account vivid and interesting. Cite several other specific
details he gives and consider how the narrative would be different without them.

- When the boy took ice from a machine to wash his socks and shirt.

- He was sick.

- He slept in a bed with other boys and without father.

- He tried to make friendship with Helene Tucker’s family.

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