Summary: The opening part of the book pretty much jumped out at me. It jumped out at me because I don't think every book just starts off with the phrase "THEY MURDERED HIM". The "him" is a guy named Jerry Renault and he is 14 years old. From what the book tells me, his sport seems to be football. Let's see what happens in the future.
Quote: "He was sorry to leave the earth, and he was vaguely curious about how he was going to get up, with both legs smashed and his skull battered in" (Cormier 3)
Reaction:I think this quote enlightens us in many different ways. Well one way is that it kind of lets you know that this book is one of those books that is in told in the past. It lets you know that because of the verb tense of the word "was". Also, Jerry was vaguely curious about how he was going to get up. I find that peculiar because I don't really see how you can be curious about your own actions. It is kind of like waking up in the morning and being curious on what you are going to eat for breakfast. It is just peculiar to be curious about your own actions. So that is how I percieve the quote.
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yes, it's a very important quote. However, what happens in the next 49 pages that this post claims to cover?
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