At the Spaulding’s house, Bill learned to become an old soul, and how to get along with his elders. On page 55, Douglas’ grandfather lectures Bill on the importance of tradition. Although his ramblings were extreme and dul, Bill was not fazed by Grandfather’s odd behavior. In fact, he told grandfather that “there’s nobody he’d rather hear”. Later, Bill meets Helen, who shares similar traits with Grandfather. She talks excessively and unnecessarily at times, but Bill always appreciates it. When Helen lectured Bill on the analogy of dragons and swans, he said that she should write a book. Bill also learned to appreciate traditional things from Grandfather, who taught him the joys of little things in life, like lawnmowing. Bill really takes his
