Post by sir on Jul 21, 2010 6:44:35 GMT -5
A1
The girl initially seems mean when she says “I was glad to hear that Manny had fallen off the roof”. However, when she says that this meant she could “come out of hiding” she sounds like she has a difficult life. This is further proved by her mother complaining that she likes to “fight” with “crazy” boys.
The girl seems to behave provocatively and take risks, as she said “a few choice things” about the boy’s “mother”. She also ran and tried to claim it was a joke when he “waited for me”.
She seems to tease people regularly as she says she should have “settled” for teasing schoolgirls: the word settled makes it seem that she feels teasing is a necessary outlet.
A2
Manny seems obsessive. He was “talking to himself” and had “been out there for a long time”. This makes me feel his determination is perhaps unhealthy. This is reinforced by the way he talks to the girl but also “ignored me altogether”. He seems to have fixated on a fault in one game, as his practice shots were “always from the same spot... over and over.” I feel sorry for him here as the way he “shook his head” makes me feel that this has caused him great pain.
Manny seems to be punishing himself for missing a vital shot, as although he “never missed... he cursed himself all the time”. This makes me feel he is possibly a little unbalanced mentally, and makes me very wary of him.
A3
The writer makes the police sound threatening by making the policeman look at the children “real hard”. This suggests he is trying to intimidate them even before speaking to them. This is reinforced by the way he “just stood there”.
The policeman is also described as tilting his hat “the way tough guys do in the movies”. This suggests the movement is deliberate, and is used to show that the policeman wants to seem tough and threatening.
The policeman is unpleasant in the way he addresses many, saying “Hey you”. This is very abrupt and aggressive. The way he “grabbed the ball” being followed by him slapping his head also suggests that things are going to escalate, making the presence of the police even more threatening.
The casual racism of the comment “black boy” makes the reader dislike the police even more, making them seem highly unpleasant. And so on...
A4
When the “big cop... bounced the ball to Manny” I feel relieved as I think he is going to leave the children alone. I feel a surge of adrenaline when I read the description of Manny swooshing the ball in, rising like “some kind of beautiful bird”. I feel nervous when the big policeman “watched many for a while” as he is potentially a dangerous man.
Pattern: this happens. I feel this. This happens. I think this.
The girl initially seems mean when she says “I was glad to hear that Manny had fallen off the roof”. However, when she says that this meant she could “come out of hiding” she sounds like she has a difficult life. This is further proved by her mother complaining that she likes to “fight” with “crazy” boys.
The girl seems to behave provocatively and take risks, as she said “a few choice things” about the boy’s “mother”. She also ran and tried to claim it was a joke when he “waited for me”.
She seems to tease people regularly as she says she should have “settled” for teasing schoolgirls: the word settled makes it seem that she feels teasing is a necessary outlet.
A2
Manny seems obsessive. He was “talking to himself” and had “been out there for a long time”. This makes me feel his determination is perhaps unhealthy. This is reinforced by the way he talks to the girl but also “ignored me altogether”. He seems to have fixated on a fault in one game, as his practice shots were “always from the same spot... over and over.” I feel sorry for him here as the way he “shook his head” makes me feel that this has caused him great pain.
Manny seems to be punishing himself for missing a vital shot, as although he “never missed... he cursed himself all the time”. This makes me feel he is possibly a little unbalanced mentally, and makes me very wary of him.
A3
The writer makes the police sound threatening by making the policeman look at the children “real hard”. This suggests he is trying to intimidate them even before speaking to them. This is reinforced by the way he “just stood there”.
The policeman is also described as tilting his hat “the way tough guys do in the movies”. This suggests the movement is deliberate, and is used to show that the policeman wants to seem tough and threatening.
The policeman is unpleasant in the way he addresses many, saying “Hey you”. This is very abrupt and aggressive. The way he “grabbed the ball” being followed by him slapping his head also suggests that things are going to escalate, making the presence of the police even more threatening.
The casual racism of the comment “black boy” makes the reader dislike the police even more, making them seem highly unpleasant. And so on...
A4
When the “big cop... bounced the ball to Manny” I feel relieved as I think he is going to leave the children alone. I feel a surge of adrenaline when I read the description of Manny swooshing the ball in, rising like “some kind of beautiful bird”. I feel nervous when the big policeman “watched many for a while” as he is potentially a dangerous man.
Pattern: this happens. I feel this. This happens. I think this.