Jeffrey Kirumba
Mrs. Thornton
English 2
10 August 2015
Summer Reading Assignment: Analyzing Quotations
Topic Connections
Chapter 1
Quote: “Looking back now across fifteen years, I could see with/ great clarity the fear I had lived in, which must mean that/ in the interval I had succeeded in a very important undertaking:/ I must have made my escape from it,” (Knowles 10).
Analysis: Gene recalls a time when his life was so fearful, that he was not able to identify the absence of fear. However, in this particular quote, he begins to realize that his life has progressed and turned for the better. This is because, unlike in his youth, he now knows what life is like without fear. This quote connects to Gene’s individually, because it demonstrates …show more content…
He is a modest icon. In other words, the people in Devon see him as a prideful leader and athlete but really he dislikes those who live to gasconade. However, not too many people see this side of Phineas. Only people like Gene, who he genuinely trust, can see his humble personality.
Chapter 9
Quote: “I do not know/everything there was to know about myself, and knew that/I did not know it; I wondered in the silences between jokes/ about Leper whether the still hidden parts of myself might/ contain the Sad Sack, the outcast, or the coward” (Knowles 127).
Analysis: This quote showcases the misapprehension of Gene’s identity amongst his peers and himself. He realizes that one true thing that he knows he about himself, is that he cannot apperceive his true identity. He realizes this in the midst of light hearted jokes regarding Leper, who recently enlisted in the army.
Chapter 10
Quote: “I felt a measureless relief when it/ occurred to me. There was some color, some hope,/ some life in this war after all. The first friend of mine who ever/ went into it tangled almost immediately with spies. I began/ to hope that after all this wasn’t going to be such a bad/ war”(Knowles …show more content…
He is known as Phineas’ right hand man throughout Devon. Gene has a somewhat cowardly persona and this is displayed when Phineas is able to convince him to go to the beach even though he has an examine the following morning. Gene is also convinced by Phineas to be a part of the Super Suicide Society, a group that Phineas started. However, Gene can also be a very expressive person. For example, how he gets in a fight with Cliff Quackenbush and how he intentionally forces Phineas off the tree. Despite the barbaric acts of violence, Gene is also very intelligent and aspires to be the top of his class. Phineas recognizes Gene’s academic endeavors when he says “you work too hard” and “nobody at Devon has ever been surer of graduating than you are” (Knowles 51). Lastly, in some ways, Gene is a very optimistic person. He was happy to hear that Phineas was still alive, even though he is not able to perform sports. Another example is when he feels a “measureless relief” (Knowles 140) when he finds out that there actually is a war raging. What differentiates Gene from Phineas is the fact that Gene grows as the story progresses. In the beginning he was Phineas’ side kick, but now he is Phineas’
Mrs. Thornton
English 2
10 August 2015
Summer Reading Assignment: Analyzing Quotations
Topic Connections
Chapter 1
Quote: “Looking back now across fifteen years, I could see with/ great clarity the fear I had lived in, which must mean that/ in the interval I had succeeded in a very important undertaking:/ I must have made my escape from it,” (Knowles 10).
Analysis: Gene recalls a time when his life was so fearful, that he was not able to identify the absence of fear. However, in this particular quote, he begins to realize that his life has progressed and turned for the better. This is because, unlike in his youth, he now knows what life is like without fear. This quote connects to Gene’s individually, because it demonstrates …show more content…
He is a modest icon. In other words, the people in Devon see him as a prideful leader and athlete but really he dislikes those who live to gasconade. However, not too many people see this side of Phineas. Only people like Gene, who he genuinely trust, can see his humble personality.
Chapter 9
Quote: “I do not know/everything there was to know about myself, and knew that/I did not know it; I wondered in the silences between jokes/ about Leper whether the still hidden parts of myself might/ contain the Sad Sack, the outcast, or the coward” (Knowles 127).
Analysis: This quote showcases the misapprehension of Gene’s identity amongst his peers and himself. He realizes that one true thing that he knows he about himself, is that he cannot apperceive his true identity. He realizes this in the midst of light hearted jokes regarding Leper, who recently enlisted in the army.
Chapter 10
Quote: “I felt a measureless relief when it/ occurred to me. There was some color, some hope,/ some life in this war after all. The first friend of mine who ever/ went into it tangled almost immediately with spies. I began/ to hope that after all this wasn’t going to be such a bad/ war”(Knowles …show more content…
He is known as Phineas’ right hand man throughout Devon. Gene has a somewhat cowardly persona and this is displayed when Phineas is able to convince him to go to the beach even though he has an examine the following morning. Gene is also convinced by Phineas to be a part of the Super Suicide Society, a group that Phineas started. However, Gene can also be a very expressive person. For example, how he gets in a fight with Cliff Quackenbush and how he intentionally forces Phineas off the tree. Despite the barbaric acts of violence, Gene is also very intelligent and aspires to be the top of his class. Phineas recognizes Gene’s academic endeavors when he says “you work too hard” and “nobody at Devon has ever been surer of graduating than you are” (Knowles 51). Lastly, in some ways, Gene is a very optimistic person. He was happy to hear that Phineas was still alive, even though he is not able to perform sports. Another example is when he feels a “measureless relief” (Knowles 140) when he finds out that there actually is a war raging. What differentiates Gene from Phineas is the fact that Gene grows as the story progresses. In the beginning he was Phineas’ side kick, but now he is Phineas’