From the beginning the narrator shows his discontentment towards Buck Cline for example, he has a reputation of being, “tough” (31). The narrator perceives buck cline as big and someone that is not to be messed with. As the poem progresses readers unravel a different Buck Cline. One that is compassionate and against all stigma has a heart. Other policemen would write a ticket and send the kid home but Buck Cline thinks about senior David Bottoms when he says, “You think you can whup your daddy’s ass” (32)? He says this meaning that if the narrator does not straighten out then he will get his daddy to teach him a lesson. In the end, Buck Cline and the narrator both gain respect for each other, this is shown when the narrator exclaims, “a little shrine… Saint Buck...” (33). The narrator opens his eyes to see that Buck Cline is a noble person after
From the beginning the narrator shows his discontentment towards Buck Cline for example, he has a reputation of being, “tough” (31). The narrator perceives buck cline as big and someone that is not to be messed with. As the poem progresses readers unravel a different Buck Cline. One that is compassionate and against all stigma has a heart. Other policemen would write a ticket and send the kid home but Buck Cline thinks about senior David Bottoms when he says, “You think you can whup your daddy’s ass” (32)? He says this meaning that if the narrator does not straighten out then he will get his daddy to teach him a lesson. In the end, Buck Cline and the narrator both gain respect for each other, this is shown when the narrator exclaims, “a little shrine… Saint Buck...” (33). The narrator opens his eyes to see that Buck Cline is a noble person after