Q3 Week 5 Posts A/B

Vocab
Exodus (100) - A journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

Altruistic (103) - Showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Figurative Language
1) "No. Shut up and listen, Jimmy," Miles Said, feeling his fury rise in his throat-the taste was anger, after all, not fear-and the blood pounding in his cheeks. "You... didn't... know... her. Say it for me, so I know you understand" (98). This is an example of the descriptive type of language that's used. It really shows what he's feeling physically and emotionally.

2) "At least not tonight, in this restaurant that would one day be his, sharing a booth with his daughter, whose destiny would not be tied to Empire Falls-not if he had anything to say about it" (103). This also relates to the last one and can even be considered foreshadowing. It possibly relates to an event that's going to happen.

3) "His daughter's grasp of adult situations often staggered him. In this instance, she understood completely what the endorsement of a fool was worth" (103). This is an example of imagery. It shows what kind of person Tick is and also how through this example her actions are affected.

Quote
"Walt Comeau, the lawyer had correctly predicted, would rent his own house and move in with Janine. Is hat what you want? For the man who stole your wife to live with her in your house, sleeping in your bed, all of it rent-free" (111). I just thought this quote was interesting, It would be an interesting thing to actually think about and ponder.

Theme
There really wasn't an evident theme in this part. But a theme could be to not hold things for too long whether their grudges or whatever.

Post B
For this post I thought I would talk about an interesting quote that really personifies Miles. The actual quote is, "In truth, there was embarrassingly little to quibble over, and even if he'd felt like it, he couldn't be small with Janine without being small with Tick. Not an option" (111). I thought this really showed what kind of person Miles is. Even though he's divorced Janine he still really cares about Tick. This is really evident because he pretty much is giving up everything for her. Janine gets the house and the good car while Miles still has to pay the rent and his car is old and run day with rust all over it. The important thing though is that even though he's getting the short end of the stick he really doesn't mind because he knows his daughter is getting all those good things. Specifically in this quote he even gives up everything he has to his ex-wife for Tick's sake. Even before this he says to his lawyer to "give her whatever she wants' and that truly shows what kind of person and father he is.